HC Deb 29 July 1982 vol 28 c622W
Mr. Knox

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

Mr. Peter Rees

The information is as follows:

Exports to Comecon countries, 1979–1981
(£ million fob)
Country of destination 1979 1980 January-February, September-December 1981
Soviet Union 416.2 452.4 173.4
German Democratic Republic 57.0 94.1 41.0
Poland 260.1 296.3 83.9
Czechoslovakia 73.8 81.0 33.5
Hungary 60.8 69.0 42.9
Romania 70.3 98.9 79.1
Bulgaria 27.0 35.2 18.4
Vietnam 5.9 15.2 0.9
Mongolia 0.1 * *
Cuba 36.1 35.3 12.9
Total Comecon 1,007.3 1,177.5 488.0
Source: Overseas Trade Statistics, 1981 statistical basis.
Notes:
*=trade less than £50,000 fob.

Owing to last year's Civil Service strike, figures are not yet available for the period March-August 1981.

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