European Community (Food Exports)

HC Deb 31 March 1982 vol 21 c119W

Mr. Myles

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the United Kingdom's share of (a) the total exports of food to third countries by the member States of the European Community and (b) the total intra-Community trade in food in each year since 1972.

Mr. Buchanan-Smith

The information requested is as follows:

United Kingdom trade in food* as a percentage of all European Community countries, excluding Greece
		Intra-Community Trade
Year	Exports to Third Countries	Imports	Exports
1972	11.9	16.0	3.8
1973	10.6	16.7	4.4
1974	11.1	21.1	3.8
1975	12.2	21.8	5.1
1976	10.8	17.3	4.8
1977	11.3	15.3	5.9
1978	12.2	16.1	7.3
1979	9.8	16.4	6.7
1980	9.5	15.9	7.8

Notes:

^* Section O of the Standard Industrial Trade Classification.

Source: OECD Statistics of Foreign Trade (Series B).