§ 59. Mr. Scott-Hopkinsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the total of fluorspar of all grades exported, and to which countries it was exported, in the first six months of 1972.
§ Mr. ChatawayFluorspar is not separately recorded in the trade statistics14W but exports can be closely estimated. Figures for June are not yet available but exports for January-May are estimated at 33,610 metric tonnes. Individual country estimates are as follows:
EXPORTS OF FLUORSPAR*, JANUARY-MAY, 1972 Metric tonnes Total 33,610 of which: Canada 9,904 Italy 8,669 Norway 5,943 West Germany 3,647 Japan 1,953 Australia 1,162 Portugal 727 Other countries 1,605 * The figures are those for the trade heading "Leucite, nepheline, syenite and fluorspar", which are estimated to be wholly or largely exports of fluorspar.