§ Mr. Sillarsasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will make a statement and publish figures which show the progress of Great Britain's export achievements in Iran and other Middle East oil producing countries; and if he will show how that progress compares with the United Kingdom's major competitors.
§ Mr. DeakinsI am encouraged by the general signs of recent improvement in our export performance in the markets for which information is presented below. Data for Bahrain and Oman are not available in the time permitted.
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QATAR U.S. $ million Imports from United Kingdom Germany France Italy U.S.A. Japan 1970 … … 17.8 3.5 2.4 1.5 7.2 5.2 1971 … … 37.7 6.9 2.4 5.3 9.5 8.8 Percentage change … … 111.8 97.1 Nil 253.3 31.9 69.2 1972 … … 32.0 7.8 9.4 3.4 13.5 16.2 Percentage change … … -15.1 13.0 291.7 -35.8 42.1 84.1 1973 … … 47.7 10.4 8.4 4.5 18.9 19.7 Percentage change … … 49.1 33.3 -10.6 32.4 40.0 21.6 1974 … … 51.6 23.1 9.4 10.9 34.0 46.6 Percentage change … … 8.2 122.1 11.9 142.2 79.9 136.5 1973 … … First quarter … … 9.4 2.2 1.2 0.8 4.2 4.5 Second quarter … … 13.1 2.7 2.4 1.1 4.7 5.8 Third quarter … … 14.1 2.4 3.3 1.1 5.2 4.5 Fourth quarter … … 11.1 3.1 1.5 1.5 4.8 4.9 1974— … … First quarter … … 9.0 2.7 2.1 3.1 7.4 5.1 Second quarter … … 9.9 4.3 2.3 2.0 9.2 12.7 Third quarter … … 13.2 8.7 1.8 2.1 10.8 15.7 Fourth quarter … … 19.5 7.4 3.2 3.7 6.6 13.1 1975— … … First quarter … … — — — — — — Latest available quarter percentage change on same quarter of previous year. … … 75.7 138.7 113.3 146.7 37.5 167.3 Source: OECD series A.
IRAQ U.S.$ million Imports from United Kingdom Germany France Italy U.S.A. Japan 1970 … … 57.12 19.20 35.16 15.36 22.20 15.96 1971 … … 60.60 29.52 47.16 25.56 32.28 24.60 Percentage change … … 6.1 53.8 34.1 66.4 45.4 54.1 1972 … … 66.84 32.40 73.68 31.56 23.28 31.08 Percentage change … … 10.3 9.8 56.2 23.5 -27.9 26.3 1973 … … 66.24 42.84 83.28 31.68 55.92 49.08 Percentage change … … -0.9 32.2 13.0 0.4 140.2 57.9 1974 … … 142.95 373.32 214.20 95.88 284.76 474.36 Percentage change … … 115.8 771.4 157.2 202.7 409.2 866.5 1973— … … First quarter … … 17.76 7.17 22.02 5.19 6.21 5.88 Second quarter … … 16.71 10.17 18.84 6.39 6.69 12.51 Third quarter … … 15.99 10.11 19.05 10.11 17.31 13.20 Fourth quarter … … 15.15 15.33 23.37 9.96 25.71 17.55 1974— … … First quarter … … 25.62 27.99 40.47 15.51 39.04 25.14 Second quarter … … 25.62 48.21 59.76 21.81 33.36 87.36 Third quarter … … 43.26 72.18 49.65 24.06 100.47 145.11 Fourth quarter … … 48.45 225.06 64.32 34.50 111.87 216.81 1975— … … First quarter … … 64.71 294.15 84.66 56.28 89.07 — Latest available quarter percentage change on same quarter of previous year … … 152.6 950.9 109.2 262.9 128.2 1,135.4 Source: OECD series A.
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES U.S. $ million Imports from United Kingdom Germany France Italy U.S.A. Japan 1970 … … 58.9 — — — 37.6 31.7 1971 … … 63.9 — — — 49.9 53.8 Percentage change … … 8.5 — — — 32.7 69.7 1972 … … 77.7 13.7 5.2 4.3 69.2 96.4 Percentage change … … 21.6 — — — 38.7 79.2 1973 … … 121.5 28.2 103.6 15.7 121.1 162.0 Percentage change … … 56.4 105.8 1,892.3 265.1 75.0 68.0 1974 … … 227.0 90.0 68.8 37.0 230.0 308.6 Percentage change … … 86.8 219.1 -33.6 135.7 89.9 90.5 1973— … … First quarter … … 22.0 5.6 2.8 1.8 23.8 29.6 Second quarter … … 37.0 7.1 58.4 3.2 23.8 42.9 Third quarter … … 29.9 7.7 10.7 4.2 28.7 39.0 Fourth quarter … … 32.6 7.8 31.7 6.5 44.8 50.5 1974— … … First quarter … … 31.6 12.3 18.3 6.1 56.2 54.0 Second quarter … … 51.0 20.1 23.6 5.9 52.3 75.3 Third quarter … … 63.0 36.0 10.4 9.5 61.1 90.0 Fourth quarter … … 81.4 32.9 16.5 15.5 60.4 89.3 1975— … … First quarter … … — — — — — — Latest available quarter percentage change on same quarter of previous year … … 149.7 321.8 47.9 138.5 34.8 76.8 Source: OECD series A.
SAUDI ARABIA U.S. $ million Imports from United Kingdom Germany France Italy U.S.A. Japan 1970 … … 84.60 65.04 33.72 34.68 140.76 83.76 1971 … … 94.92 54.36 37.08 41.64 164.04 134.28 Percentage change … … 12.2 -16.4 10.0 20.1 16.5 60.3 1972 … … 112.68 81.60 50.64 53.76 314.16 237.84 Percentage change … … 18.7 50.1 36.6 29.1 91.5 77.1 1973 … … 142.92 126.00 56.04 77.76 441.96 388.80 Percentage change … … 26.8 54.4 10.7 44.6 40.7 63.5 1974 … … 280.92 285.96 120.12 133.32 835.20 677.28 Percentage change … … 96.6 127.0 114.3 71.5 89.0 74.2 1973— … … First quarter … … 29.73 25.47 11.70 11.01 100.44 81.03 Second quarter … … 38.79 27.93 11.22 19.35 101.28 104.76 Third quarter … … 35.49 34.20 11.43 18.66 103.89 103.44 Fourth quarter … … 39.21 38.46 21.69 28.71 136.35 99.81 1974— … … First quarter … … 52.47 46.95 21.12 22.77 138.39 99.45 Second quarter … … 73.74 67.53 30.21 38.13 214.44 146.07 Third quarter … … 72.24 79.74 34.77 35.10 229.23 181.26 Fourth quarter … … 83.91 91.65 33.99 37.35 253.05 250.47 1975— … … First quarter … … 86.73 105.03 40.53 53.28 273.12 — Latest available quarter percentage change on same quarter of previous year … … 65.3 123.7 91.9 134.0 97.4 150.9 Source: OECD series A.
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ALGERIA U.S. $ million Imports from United Kingdom Germany France Italy U.S.A. Japan 1970 … … 40.32 99.00 562.44 93.60 61.80 20.16 1971 … … 67.80 125.04 498.96 104.04 82.20 42.00 Percentage change … … 68.2 26.3 -11.3 11.2 33.0 108.3 1972 … … 84.60 221.04 466.44 159.36 97.68 23.28 Percentage change … … 24.8 76.8 6.5 53.2 18.8 -44.6 1973 … … 92.40 312.00 753.72 177.48 160.56 50.76 Percentage change … … 9.2 41.2 61.6 11.4 64.4 118.0 1974 … … 128.16 482.88 1,296.48 325.44 315.12 154.44 Percentage change … … 38.7 54.8 72.0 83.4 96.3 204.3 1973— … … First quarter … … 23.91 60.93 152.19 33.24 30.06 6.60 Second quarter … … 22.62 86.28 195.90 46.83 41.79 8.04 Third quarter … … 19.77 81.39 206.28 45.84 36.81 16.02 Fourth quarter … … 25.83 83.43 199.32 51.60 51.90 20.10 1974— … … First quarter … … 26.40 82.77 212.31 51.03 85.14 21.03 Second quarter … … 28.33 102.69 277.41 60.57 67.38 34.65 Third quarter … … 41.79 133.68 354.90 99.30 64.32 35.07 Fourth quarter … … 32.19 163.08 451.89 114.54 98.28 63.99 1975— … … First quarter … … 45.69 145.74 529.46 98.70 124.64 — Latest available quarter percentage change on same quarter of previous year … … 73.1 76.1 149.4 93.4 46.4 218.4 Source: OECD series A.
LIBYA U.S. $ million Imports from United Kingdom Germany France Italy U.S.A. Japan 1970 … … 58.44 45.96 42.72 133.56 104.40 31.32 1971 … … 75.84 60.12 96.24 175.80 77.76 43.08 Percentage change … … 29.8 30.8 125.3 31.6 -25.5 37.5 1972 … … 116.16 110.52 130.32 310.44 85.08 57.12 Percentage change … … 53.2 83.8 35.4 76.6 9.4 32.6 1973 … … 149.52 210.24 199.56 452.64 103.68 110.16 Percentage change … … 28.7 90.2 53.1 45.8 21.9 92.9 1974 … … 146.76 402.36 362.40 854.04 139.44 234.24 Percentage change … … -1.8 91.4 81.6 88.7 34.5 112.6 1973— … … First quarter … … 30.84 47.67 38.40 65.28 28.20 19.62 Second quarter … … 35.37 55.05 46.05 117.15 31.50 22.83 Third quarter … … 51.21 45.27 43.77 116.61 24.00 29.91 Fourth quarter … … 31.56 62.25 71.31 153.54 20.04 38.34 1974— … … First quarter … … 27.72 78.12 82.16 156.12 21.42 46.83 Second quarter … … 37.44 102.03 87.00 192.27 31.53 59.40 Third quarter … … 40.29 108.99 89.25 233.61 35.97 64.95 Fourth quarter … … 41.82 113.19 104.07 272.04 50.49 63.03 1975— … … First quarter … … 56.13 115.62 111.29 290.04 74.22 — Latest available quarter percentage change on same quarter of previous year … … 102.5 48.0 35.5 85.8 246.5 64.4 Source: OECD series A.
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KUWAIT U.S. $ million Imports from United Kingdom Germany France Italy U.S.A. Japan 1970 … … 87.00 42.36 45.96 25.92 62.40 100.08 1971 … … 85.80 41.88 49.20 26.52 83.76 83.64 Percentage change … … -1.4 -1.1 7.0 2.3 34.2 -16.4 1972 … … 78.36 54.00 37.80 36.60 111.24 116.28 Percentage change … … -8.7 28.9 -23.2 38.0 32.8 39.0 1973 … … 88.08 70.32 45.48 39.12 119.28 166.80 Percentage change … … 12.4 30.2 20.3 6.9 7.2 43.4 1974 … … 140.04 159.96 63.96 65.52 208.56 279.24 Percentage change … … 59.0 127.5 40.6 67.5 74.8 67.4 1973— … … First quarter … … 23.91 14.07 12.09 6.84 32.34 31.50 Second quarter … … 21.57 16.02 10.41 8.28 26.40 43.29 Third quarter … … 18.84 13.62 9.42 7.56 25.08 47.25 Fourth quarter … … 23.76 20.58 13.59 16.41 35.40 45.03 1974— … … First quarter … … 20.91 29.58 11.10 9.78 35.79 46.53 Second quarter … … 28.50 42.12 17.37 11.16 49.05 68.01 Third quarter … … 40.86 36.45 12.60 17.22 44.67 79.26 Fourth quarter … … 49.26 51.78 22.83 27.30 78.96 85.50 1975— … … First quarter … … 46.98 52.11 22.17 24.57 74.52 — Latest available quarter percentage change on same quarter of previous year … … 124.7 76.2 99.7 151.2 108.2 89.9 Source: OECD series A.