HC Deb 19 November 1979 vol 974 cc23-4W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he will circulate in the Official Report a table showing the volume of steel produced

CRUDE STEEL PRODUCTION
'000 tonnes
United Kingdom West Germany France Italy United States of America‡ Japan
1952 16,681 15,806 10,867 3,635 84,521 6,988
1960 24,695 34,100 17,281 8,462 90,067 22,138
1967 24,257 36,744 19,655 15,890 115,406 62,154
1972 25,293 43,704 24,096 19,812 120,756 96,912
1978 20,311 41,256 22,836 24,288 124,308 102,108
1979 (January to August inclusive) 16,160* 30,738 14,719 15,431 85,777 74,074

EXPORTS OF STEEL PRODUCTS
'000 tonnes
United Kingdom West Germany France Italy United States of America‡ Japan
1952 1,858 l,776† 2,574 133 3,688 1,599
1960 2,820 7,837 5,487 1,127 2,787 2,241
1967 3,701 11,922 6,473 2,084 1,732 8,756
1972 4,439 13,831 8,472 3,802 2,898 20,928
1978 4,235 18,416 10,943 8,275 2,348 30,908
1979 (January to June inclusive) 3,278* 8,874 5,389 3,584 1,216 14,888
* January to September inclusive.
† Excluding exports to the German Democratic Republic.
‡ Excludes the production of independent foundries.
Sources: Iron and Steel statistics bureau: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

exported by the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, the United States of America and Japan in 1952, 1960, 1967, 1972, 1978 and 1979 to date.

Mr. David Mitchell

The information requested is only available for the United Kingdom, and sales data have had to be used as a proxy for production data. Data for 1954, 1958 and 1968 have been given in the absence of any for 1952, 1960 and 1967.

Following is the table:

and exported from the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, the United States of America and Japan in 1952, 1960, 1967, 1972, 1978 and 1979 to date.

Mr. David Mitchell

The following is the information: