HC Deb 28 February 1980 vol 979 cc667-9W
Mr. Marlow

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will set out five tables, one for each of the last five years,

PRODUCTION AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF CRUDE STEEL
million tonnes
1974 Production Percentage of EEC total Apparent consumption Percentage of EEC total
Belgium … … … 16.2 10.4 5.5 4.5
Luxembourg … … … 6.4 4.1
Denmark … … … 0.5 0.3 2.4 2.0
France … … … 27.0 17.4 24.8 20.2
Ireland … … … 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.4
Italy … … … 23.8 15.3 23.8 19.4
Netherlands … … … 5.8 3.7 5.3 4.3
United Kingdom … … … 22.4 14.4 23.7 19.3
West Germany … … … 53.2 34.2 36.8 30.0
1975
Belgium … … … 11.6 9.3 3.6 3.5
Luxembourg … … … 4.6 3.7
Denmark … … … 0.6 0.5 1.8 1.4
France … … … 21.5 17.2 20.4 19.7
Ireland … … … 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4
Italy … … … 21.8 17.4 18.6 18.0
Netherlands … … … 4.8 3.8 4.6 4.4
United Kingdom … … … 19.8 15.8 21.0 20.3
West Germany … … … 40.4 32.2 33.0 31.9
1976
Belgium … … … 12.1 9.0 4.3 3.7
Luxembourg … … … 4.6 3.4
Denmark … … … 0.7 0.5 2.3 2.0
France … … … 23.2 17.3 23.5 20.2
Ireland … … … 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.4
Italy … … … 23.4 17.4 22.6 19.4
Netherlands … … … 5.2 3.9 4.7 4.0
United Kingdom … … … 22.4 16.7 21.3 18.3
West Germany … … … 42.4 31.6 37.3 32.0
Belgium … … … 11.3 9.0 4.2 3.8
Luxembourg … … … 4.3 3.4
Denmark … … … 0.7 0.5 1.9 1.7
France … … … 22.1 17.5 21.1 19.0
Ireland … … … 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.4
Italy … … … 23.3 18.5 22.3 20.1
Netherlands … … … 4.9 3.9 4.5 4.0
United Kingdom … … … 20.5 16.2 20.7 18.6
West Germany … … … 39.0 30.9 36.1 32.5
1978
Belgium … … … 12.6 9.5 4.3 3.9
Luxembourg … … … 4.8 3.6
Denmark … … … 0.9 0.7 1.9 1.8
France … … … 22.8 17.2 21.0 19.2
Ireland … … … 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5
Italy … … … 24.4 18.3 21.4 19.6

showing the consumption and production of steel in millions of tons to the nearest tenth of a million and as a percentage of European Economic Community totals for each country in the European Economic Community.

Mr. Adam Butler

The information is as follows:

PRODUCTION AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF CRUDE STEEL {continued)
million tonnes
1978 Production Percentage of EEC total Apparent consumption Percentage of EEC total
Netherlands … … … 5.6 4.2 4.6 4.2
United Kingdom … … … 20.3 15.3 20.2 18.5
West Germany … … … 41.3 31.1 35.2 32.3
1979
Belgium … … … 13.4 9.6 not available
Luxembourg … … … 4.9 3.5
Denmark … … … 0.8 0.6
France … … … 23.4 16.7
Ireland … … … 0.1 0.1
Italy … … … 24.0 17.2
Netherlands … … … 5.8 4.
United Kingdom … … … 21.5 15.4
West Germany … … … 46.0 32.9

Source:

EUROSTAT

Note:

Apparent consumption is the production of products converted to ingot weight plus imports less exports plus consumption of scrap in rolling mills and adjustments for stock changes.