Greetings Cards (Hansard, 6 February 1980)

§ Mr. Robert Atkins
asked the Secretary of State for Trade how many Christmas cards manufactured in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics were imported in the United Kingdom in 1979.

§ Mr. Litherland
asked the Secretary of State for Trade what is the up-to-date total of greetings cards imported into the United Kingdom that were originally printed in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

§ Mr. Tebbit
The number of Christmas and other pictorial greeting cards of

UNITED KINGDOM CRUDE BALANCE^* OF TRADE WITH THE EEC (6) AND THE REST OF THE WORLD

£ million, OTS basis

Total Trade (0–9) less Crude Oil and Division 66 Manufactures (5–8) less Division 66

EEC (6) Rest of World EEC (6) Rest of World

SITC (R)

1970 … … -127 -186 +103 +2,115

1971 … … -254 +459 +14 +2,732

1972 … … -559 +6 -257 +2,367

1973 … … -1,290 -977 -744 +2,136

1974 … … -2,142 -819 -1,122 +2,807

1975 … … -2,146 +1,164 -1,064 +4,609

1976 … … -2,491 +1,006 -1,338 +5,412

1977 … … -2,951 +2,095 -1,712 +6,792

SITC(Rev2)

1977 … … -2,988 +1,982 -1,712 +6,799

1978 … … -3,445 +1,705 -2,896 +6,449

1979 … … -4,998 -38 -4,092 +5,415

^* Exports valued fob less imports valued cif.

Crude oil is defined as SITC (R) 331.01; SITC (Rev 2) 333.

Full details of trade in previous stones are not available, but they formed around 85 per cent. of trade in Division 66 (non-metallic mineral manufactures) in 1979.

UNITED KINGDOM CRUDE BALANCE^* OF TRADE WITH THE EEC (6) AND THE REST OF THE WORLD
£ million, OTS basis
			Total Trade (0–9) less Crude Oil and Division 66	Manufactures (5–8) less Division 66
			EEC (6)	Rest of World	EEC (6)	Rest of World
SITC (R)
1970	…	…	-127	-186	+103	+2,115
1971	…	…	-254	+459	+14	+2,732
1972	…	…	-559	+6	-257	+2,367
1973	…	…	-1,290	-977	-744	+2,136
1974	…	…	-2,142	-819	-1,122	+2,807
1975	…	…	-2,146	+1,164	-1,064	+4,609
1976	…	…	-2,491	+1,006	-1,338	+5,412
1977	…	…	-2,951	+2,095	-1,712	+6,792
SITC(Rev2)
1977	…	…	-2,988	+1,982	-1,712	+6,799
1978	…	…	-3,445	+1,705	-2,896	+6,449
1979	…	…	-4,998	-38	-4,092	+5,415
^* Exports valued fob less imports valued cif.
Crude oil is defined as SITC (R) 331.01; SITC (Rev 2) 333.
Full details of trade in previous stones are not available, but they formed around 85 per cent. of trade in Division 66 (non-metallic mineral manufactures) in 1979.