§ Mr. Allen McKayasked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the imported tonnage of steel into the United Kingdom by categories, for the years 1970 to 1978, comparing one year with another; and what was the tonnage exported from the United Kingdom for the same period.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldThe information is as follows:
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FINISHED STEEL PRODUCTS IMPORTS 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 thousand tonnes 1978* January—September Ingots, blooms, billets, slabs 1,025 406 312 128 142 227 403 246 197 Bars and rods 384 404 626 591 545 418 439 447 323 Light and heavy sections 40 66 143 147 164 99 156 207 189 Hoop and strip 31 50 70 75 172 106 71 84 50 Plate and sheet (including tinplate) 640 894 1,326 1,438 2,055 2,147 2,639 2,381 1,916 Tubes and pipes 119 209 181 394 725 728 374 348 181 Other (rails, railway mats, castings and forgings) 4 4 3 5 5 12 12 6 61* Total 2,243 2,033 2,661 2,778 3,808 3,736 4,094 3,719 2,917 * Figures for 1978 are provisional; most of the residual will be allocated to specific product headings when a fuller analysis is available. Source:
1. Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau.
2. Her Majesty's Customs and Excise.
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FINISHED STEEL PRODUCTS EXPORTS 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 thousand tonnes 1978* January—September Ingots, blooms, billets, slabs 150 192 240 195 222 257 259 416 215 Bars and rods 686 799 751 786 596 689 871 1,195 923 Light and heavy sections 483 561 476 482 521 554 574 582 401 Hoop and strip 187 163 124 179 134 99 118 116 66 Plate and sheet (including tinplate) 1,735 2,334 2,307 1,789 1,113 842 1,071 1,359 1,032 Tubes and pipes 521 515 451 477 421 422 471 434 316 Other (rails, railway mats, castings and forgings) 80 142 95 118 126 158 179 164 80* Total 3,842 4,706 4,444 4,026 3,133 3,021 3,543 4,266 3,033 * Figures for 1978 are provisional; most of the residual will be allocated to specific product headings when a fuller analysis is available. Source:
1. Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau.
2. Her Majesty's Customs and Excise.
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