HC Deb 21 July 1982 vol 28 cc156-7W
Mr. Proctor

asked the Minister for Trade if he will list in the Official Report the four largest markets in Latin America for British goods; if he will give the current level of trade in each case; and if he will list the major items of exports and imports in each case with their individual values.

Mr. Peter Rees

[pursuant to his reply, 16 July 1982, c. 488]: In the period January to April 1982 the four Latin American countries to which the largest fob values of goods were consigned from the United Kingdom were Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela and Argentina. The other information requested is as follows:

United Kingdom trade with the largest Latin American export markets, January-April 1982
(£ million)
United Kingdom Imports cif
Mexico 18.3
of which,
non-ferrous metals 7.6
crude fertilisers and minerals 3.2
organic chemicals 1.5
Brazil 140.8
of which,
coffee, tea, cocoa and spices 22.3
meat and meat preparations 20.0
metalliferous ores and metal scrap 11.7
cork and wood 11.4
footwear 10.0
iron and steel 9.4
vegetables and fruit 9.4
Venezuela 56.3
of which,
petroleum and petroleum products 54.8

United Kingdom Imports cif
Argentina 54.3
of which,
meat and meat preparations 22.7
animal feedstuffs 7.2
petroleum and petroleum products 5.4

United Kingdom Exports fob
Mexico 73.1
of which,
power generating machinery and equipment 17.8
machinery specialised for particular industries 13.3
road vehicles 9.0
general industrial machinery and equipment 5.4
metalworking machinery 4.7
rubber manufactures 4.4
Brazil 54.8
of which,
medicinal and pharmaceutical products 12.2
telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment 6.5
electrical machinery, apparatus and equipment 6.3
machinery specialised for particular industries 4.9
power generating machinery and equipment 4.8
general industrial machinery and equipment 4.4
Venezuela 52.8
of which,
beverages 11.2
chemical materials and products 7.5
iron and steel 5.7
machinery specialised for particular industries 3.3
power generating machinery and equipment 2.5
general industrial machinery and equipment 2.4
Argentina 35.4
of which,
power generating machinery and equipment 5.2
transport equipment other than road vehicles 3.8
road vehicles 2.2

Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom. Tables II and V.

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