HC Deb 21 July 1980 vol 989 cc18-21W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for the European Economic Community Six and for the rest of the world the value and volume based on 1975 of imports and exports of machinery in each of the STIC headings 71 to 77 for 1970, 1975, 1977, 1979 and 1980 to date.

I. UNITED KINGDOM TRADE WITH THE EC (6) BY VALUE
(£ million)
(a) Imports (cif)
SITC (Rev 2) Division 1975 1977 1979 January to May 1980
71 … … … … 209 313 414 186
72 … … … … 302 537 803 340
73 … … … … 106 114 223 102
74 … … … … 320 499 722 341
75 … … … … 276 407 608 213
76 … … … … 69 102 157 64
77 … … … … 290 512 729 319
(b) Exports (fob)
January to May
SITC (Rev 2) Division 1975 1977 1979 1980
71 … … … … 237 341 426 201
72 … … … … 255 408 494 260
73 … … … … 50 69 85 49
74 … … … … 253 422 519 274
75 … … … … 256 418 678 297
76 … … … … 82 142 178 75
77 … … … … 193 353 464 240

II. UNITED KINGDOM TRADE WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD BY VALUE
(£ million)
(a) Imports cif)
SITC (Rev 2) Division 1975 1977 1979 January to May 1980
71 … … … … 246 382 439 223
72 … … … … 261 344 474 231
73 … … … … 89 110 190 102
74 … … … … 350 492 630 305
75 … … … … 267 505 723 369
76 … … … … 264 442 611 247
77 … … … … 288 537 682 333
(b) Exports (fob)
SITC (Rev 2) Division 1975 1977 1979 January to May 1980
71 … … … … 873 1,185 1,363 691
72 … … … … 1,278 1,628 1,821 851
73 … … … … 214 256 299 151
74 … … … … 858 1,219 1,444 712
75 … … … … 259 342 486 233
76 … … … … 346 570 556 230
77 … … … … 627 979 994 514

III. UNITED KINGDOM TRADE WITH THE EC (6) BY WEIGHT
(Thousand tonnes)
Imports Exports
SITC (Rev 2) Division 1977 1979 January to May 1980 1977 1979 January to May 1980
71 … … … 80.7 1030 45.9 98.7 73.8 35.6
72 … … … 205.0 255.1 100.4 184.0 175.3 87.6
73 … … … 26.5 47.1 18.8 25.9 25.0 11.0
74 … … … 148.6 198.0 90.3 149.4 146.1 71.5
75 … … … 16.6 23.8 9.1 21.3 25.8 11.9
76 … … … 10.3 16.8 6.0 17.8 18.0 6.9
77 … … … 144.2 187.5 79.1 82.4 86.7 37.1

Mr. Parkinson

Estimates by volume are not available. Details of the actual value and weight of trade were as follows:

IV. UNITED KINGDOM TRADE WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD BY WEIGHT
(Thousand tonnes)
Imports Exports
SlTC (Rev 2) Division 1977 1979 January to May 1980 1977 1979 January to May 1980
71 … … … 56.0 60.6 27.1 324.5 278.3 125.8
72 … … … 133.1 150.3 68.2 763.0 686.1 299.1
73 … … … 31.9 49.8 23.8 123.3 126.9 52.7
74 … … … 142.1 163.8 79.3 466.5 424.5 188.0
75 … … … 19.3 30.0 14.5 21.7 24.8 11.2
76 … … … 49.6 65.0 26.8 58.5 47.0 20.3
77 … … … 111.8 119.8 53.7 387.5 299.4 151.6
Source: United Kingdom Trade Statistics.
Note: Corresponding information for 1970 and by weight for 1975 could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

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