Iron and Steel

HC Deb 02 July 1976 vol 914 cc341-2W

Mr. John Moore

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1960 what percentage of world production of iron and steel was produced in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Les Huckfield

Following is the information:

UNITED KINGDOM PERCENTAGE SHARE OF WORLD PRODUCTION
			PIG IRON (including Blast Furnace Ferro Alloys)	CRUDE STEEL
			per cent	per cent
1960	…	…	6.3	7.2
1961	…	…	6.0	6.3
1962	…	…	5.4	5.8
1963	…	…	5.5	6.0
1964	…	…	5.7	6.2
1965	…	…	5.5	6.0
1966	…	…	4.8	5.2
1967	…	…	4.4	4.9
1968	…	…	4.4	5.0
1969	…	…	4.1	4.7
1970	…	…	4.1	4.8
1971	…	…	3.6	4.2
1972	…	…	3.5	4.0
1973	…	…	3.4	3.8
1974	…	…	2.7	3.2
1975	…	…	2.5	3.1

Source: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau.