HC Deb 27 July 1982 vol 28 c478W
Mr. Knox

asked the Minister for Trade what has been the value of imports from the member countries of Comecon in each of the past three years.

Mr. Peter Rees

The available information is as follows:

Imports from Comecon countries, 1979–1981 (£ million cif)
Country whence consigned: 1979 1980 January to July, September to December 1981
Soviet Union 491.6 420.9 395.8
German Democratic Republic 109.7 88.1 79.0
Poland 227.4 194.5 124.4
Czechoslovakia 96.8 87.8 65.4
Hungary 51.9 43.3 37.5
Romania 65.9 64.8 43.2
Bulgaria 12.1 14.4 12.9
Vietnam 0.1 0.1 0.1
Mongolia 2.1 2.0 4.7
Cuba 12.6 26.2 15.2
Total COMECON 1,070.0 942.2 778.2

Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom, 1981 statistical basis.

Note: Owing to last year's Civil Service strike, figures are not yet available for August 1981.

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