HC Deb 02 July 1980 vol 987 c565W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the total of imports of steel into the United Kingdom from Brazil in 1979 and in the first five

1979 January-March 1980
Tonnes £ thousand cif Tonnes £ thousand cif
Ingots, semi finished and finished steel 59,450 7,403 20,887 4,199
Alloy (including mangano-silicon and high speed) steel 1,318 1,341 451 481

Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics (SITC(R2)) Groups 672–5, Sub-groups 678.2–.4 and 679.3 plus relevant parts of Items 676.01 and.02, 679.42 and 791.99.

Notes:

(1) Information for the months April and May 1980 is not yet available.

(2) Imports of alloy steel from Brazil are mainly of bars and rods (excluding wire rod) of stainless or heat-resisting steel.