HC Deb 25 June 1998 vol 314 cc572-3W
Mr. Rowe

To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many cigarettes manufactured in the United Kingdom were exported and to which countries in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. [46921]

Mrs. Roche

The values of UK exports of cigarettes to the main destinations in each of the last 5 years are given in the following table. The statistics on UK trade do not distinguish between cigarettes that are manufactured in the United Kingdom and those manufactured elsewhere.

UK exports of cigarettes. 1993–97 Main export markets
Market £ million
1993
1 Hong Kong 188.8
2 Singapore 78.8
3 Saudi Arabia 54.2
4 Taiwan 48.9
5 Netherlands 22.4
6 Benin 16.3
7 Dubai 12.1
8 Djibouti 11.8
9 Greece 10.4
10 Kuwait 9.1
Rest of World 114.6
World 567.5
1994
1 Netherlands 137.3
2 Hong Kong 130.6
3 Germany 73.5
4 Singapore 71.3
5 Saudi Arabia 49.6
6 Taiwan 46.5
7 Philippines 46.2
8 Belgium-Lux 33.0
9 Benin 18.2
10 Russia 15.1
Rest of World 151.1
World 772.4
1995
1 Netherlands 251.5
2 Hong Kong 124.0
3 Philippines 96.7
4 Germany 91.6
5 Singapore 83.1
6 Saudi Arabia 50.2
7 Taiwan 46.9
8 Belgium-Lux 44.9
9 Benin 30.8
10 Russia 14.6
Rest of World 190.2
World 1,024.4
1996
1 Netherlands 248.8
2 Hong Kong 135.3
3 Singapore 132.4
4 Germany 93.4
5 Philippines 71.7
6 Belgium Lux 58.3
7 Saudi Arabia 51.2
8 Taiwan 42.3
9 South Korea 23.8
10 Russia 23.2
Rest of World 197.5
World 1,077.8
1997
1 Netherlands 246.9
2 Singapore 130.8
3 Belgium-Lux 84.9
4 Germany 81.6
5 Hong Kong 69.4
6 Philippines 59.2
7 Saudi Arabia 42.4
8 Taiwan 33.6
9 South Korea 28.0
Russia 26.9
Rest of World 272.1
World 1,075.7

Source:

Overeas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom, HM Customs and Excise

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