HC Deb 09 June 1980 vol 986 cc8-9W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) what was the total value of exports from the United Kingdom to Paraguay in 1979 ; and what was the total value of imports from Paraguay to the United Kingdom in the same year ;

(2) what was the total value of exports from the United Kingdom to Chile in 1979 ; and what was the total value of imports from Chile to the United Kingdom in the same year ;

(3) what was the total value of exports from the United Kingdom to Brazil in 1979 ; and what was the total value of imports into the United Kingdom from Brazil in the same year ;

(4) what was the total value of exports from the United Kingdom to Norway in 1979 ; and what was the total value of imports into the United Kingdom from Norway in the same year ;

(5) what was the total value of exports from the United Kingdom to Argentina in 1979 ; and what was the total value of imports from Argentina to the United Kingdom for the same year.

Mr. Parkinson

Details of trade with these countries are published in tables II (imports) and V (exports) of the December 1979 edition of theOverseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom, which is available in the Library.

Sir Paul Bryan

asked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) what has been the percentage growth of United Kingdom exports to (a) Japan, (b) China, (c) India, (d) Korea and (e) Hong Kong, over the period 1975 to 1979;

(2) what were the total exports from the United Kingdom to (a) Japan, (b) China, (c) India, (d) Korea and (e) Hong Kong in 1979.

Mr. Parkinson

The percentage increase in exports in 1979 compared with 1975 was as follows :

Japan 95
China 163
India 175
South Korea 177
Hong Kong 175

Details of exports to these countries in 1979 are given in table V of the December 1979 issue of the Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom, which is available in the Library.

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