HC Deb 15 December 1975 vol 902 cc497-8W
Mr. Watkinson

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what is the size of the trade balance with Iran; and what it was in 1973, 1972 and 1971, respectively.

Mr. Deakins

The crude trade balance—that is, the difference between imports valued cif and exports valued fob—with Iran for the first 10 months of 1975 can be obtained from Tables II and V respectively of the October edition of the Overseas Trade Statistics of the United King- dom. Similar information for the years 1971, 1972 and 1973 is given in Volume I of the Annual Statement of Overseas Trade of the United Kingdom for those years.

Mr. Watkinson

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what are the main exports to Iran by products; and what was the value in 1974, 1973 and 1972 of those products.

Mr. Deakins

For 1972 and 1973, this information is published in Table III of Volume I of the appropriate Annual Statement of the Overseas Trade of the United Kingdom, and for the years 1974 and 1975 to date, in Table V of the December 1974 and October 1975 issues of the Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.