HC Deb 07 July 1980 vol 988 cc8-9W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the value of exports from the United Kingdom to the People's Republics of China and Taiwan, respectively, in the most recent annual period for which figures are available; and what were the comparable figures in each of the previous five years.

Mr. Parkinson

The information is as follows:

£ million fob
Taiwan China
June 1974–May 1975 31.9 81.3
June 1975–May 1976 41.1 83.2
June 1976–May 1977 54.7 55.6
June 1977–May 1978 74.8 68.9
June 1978–May 1979 97.3 124.2
June 1979–May 1980 102.5 231.1

Note: Figures from June 1976 onwards are based on the second revision of the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC/R2), and for the earlier periods on the previous classification (SITC/R1); this results in a slight discontinuity between the figures before and after that date.