HL Deb 06 March 1973 vol 339 cc1137-8WA
THE EARL OF LAUDERDALE

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether, as Britain is now a member of the European Community, they have access to, and will publish, figures illustrating the volume of trade in either direction, by categories, yearly

PURCHASES FROM THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (thousand DM)
1967 1968 1969 1970 1971
TOTAL 1,263,919 1,439,503 1,565,332 1,998,014 2,318,647
of which
SITC Section
0 Food and live animals 377,234 316,941 346,646 398,169 402,665
1 Beverages and tobacco 5,006 6,284 7,929 10,726 19,781
2 Crude materials inedible, except fuels 52,009 80,080 102,992 104,160 150,684
3 Mineral fuels 136,864 125,934 130,010 182,334 177,226
4 Animal and vegetable oils and fats 12,809 12,992 14,782 27,553 18,988
5 Chemicals 74,938 78,188 70,383 79,016 95,124
6 Manufactured goods classified by material 245,499 327,345 335,089 480,935 678,376
7 Machinery and transport equipment 91,341 135,596 171,076 266,570 245,971
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 260,703 347,108 379,935 432,497 529,810
9 Commodities and transactions n.e.s 7,516 9,035 6,482 16,054 24

DELIVERIES TO THE GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (thousand DM)
1967 1968 1969 1970 1971
TOTAL 1,482,993 1,432,058 2,271,813 2,415,730 2,498,601
of which
SITC SECTION:
0 Food and live animals 180,115 141,969 227,129 215,816 251,919
1 Beverage and tobacco 31,518 32,026 48,463 35,485 39,104
2 Crude materials inedible, except fuels 102,556 100,993 147,440 202,210 200,331
3 Mineral fuels 27,917 20,056 70,149 105,647 117,977
4 Animal and vegetable oils and fats 40,066 25,964 26,654 25,361 47,096
5 Chemicals 297,546 309,023 385,311 325,623 364,661
6 Manufactured goods classified by material 424,342 450,671 839,161 806,727 774,733
7 Machinery and transport equipment 307,214 291,127 444,691 592,602 608,126
8 Miscellaneous manufactured articles 63,189 50,606 80,605 75,418 94,612
9 Commodities and transactions n.e.s 8,520 9,621 2,210 30,841 40
This information is available with details of commodity division each year from 1961.

House adjourned at seven minutes past ten o'clock.

over the last several years between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic.

THE PARLIAMENTARY UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE, DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY (THE EARL OF LIMERICK)

The Federal Republic of Germany publish figures monthly in Grossund Einzelhandel Gastgewerbe Fremdenverkehr: Reihe 6. The figures for value of trade over the five years 1967–71 have been as follows: