§ Mr. Shoreasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the value and volume of British imports and exports of rice in each year from 1967 to 1972; and what was the value and volume of the EEC's imports and exports during the same period.
§ Mrs. FennerThe information is as follows:
IMPORTS OF RICE Volume ('000 tons) Value £'000) United Kingdom E.E.C. United Kingdom E.E.C. 1967 … 105.8 249.9 6,850.0 15,983.3 1968 … 121.5 316.4 9,920.3 24,611.3 1969 … 113.2 286.7 9,433.8 21,270.0 1970 … 123.6 310.2 8,832.3 19,896.7 1971 … 145.2 327.2 9,449.5 21,781.6 1972 … 126.8 n.a 8,968.7 n.a.
EXPORTS OF RICE Volume ('000 tons) Value (£'000) United Kingdom E.E.C. United Kingdom E.E.C. 1967 … 0.6 155.0 54.2 9,755.6 1968 … 1.0 214.6 106.7 16,214.2 1969 … 0.9 158.3 96.7 10,293.3 1970 … 2.3 346.1 282.4 15,781.3 1971 … 1.7 398.0 254.0 14,951.7 1972 … 2.4 n.a. 326.3 n.a. n.a. = not available. Source:
United Kingdom—Customs and Excise Trade Statistics.
E.E.C.—Foreign Analytical Tables, Trade.