§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will give details of the imports of steel into the United Kingdom, during each of the last five years, showing the countries of origin, the tonnages, types and prices of the steel involved.
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§ Mr. DeakinsInformation for 1971–74 is published in the Iron and Steel Industry Annual Statistics for 1972, 1973 and 1974, copies of which are in the House of Commons Library. Following is the information for 1975:
Thousand Metric Tons Grand Total … 3,736 of which, consigned from … Federal Republic of Germany … 779 France … 246 Italy … 193 Netherlands … 751 Belgium and Luxembourg … 595 Irish Republic … 29 Austria … 125 Finland … 30 Norway … 102 Spain … 127 Sweden … 182 Poland … 23 Canada … 29 USA … 30 Japan … 388 Other … 107
Types of Steel Thousand metric tons Average value per metric ton c.i.f* £ Ingots, blooms, billets, slabs 226.4 109.2 Wide coils for re-rolling—3 mm thick and over 221.0 106.4 Wide coils for re-rolling— under 3 mm thick 182.5 105.0 Rails new and used 0.5 198.0 Other railway material 1.2 402.5 Plates 3 mm thick and over 687.3 142.3 Heavy bars 10.0 169.0 Heavy sections 54.4 141.2 Wire rods 141.0 170.1 Light bars and other rods 266.5 171.9 Light sections 44.8 133.3 Hoop and strip (including cold rolled) 106.2 265.2 Sheets under 3 mm thick— uncoated 852.7 138.3 Sheets under 3 mm thick— coated 146.2 156.8 Tinplate and tinned sheets 57.2 188.5 Tubes and Pipes steel 727.6 324.0 Castings and forgings 10.4 782.2 * Average values are not true prices. The figures are affected by differences in the kinds and qualities of steel imported.