§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the crude steel production of each Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development member country in each year since 1978.
§ Mr. ButcherThe information is as follows:
Crude Steel Production Million tonnes 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 Australia 7.6 8.1 7.6 7.6 6.4 Austria 4.3 4.9 4.6 4.7 4.3 Belgium 12.6 13.4 12.3 12.3 9.9 Canada 14.9 16.1 15.9 14.8 11.9 Denmark 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 Finland 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.4 France 22.8 23.4 23.2 21.3 18.4 Greece 0.9 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 Ireland 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 Italy 24.3 24.2 26.5 24.8 24.0 Japan 102.1 111.7 111.4 101.7 99.5 Luxembourg 4.8 4.9 4.6 3.8 3.5 Netherlands 5.6 5.8 5.3 5.5 4.3 New Zealand 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Norway 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 Portugal 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 Spain 11.3 12.2 12.6 12.9 13.2 Sweden 4.3 4.7 4.2 3.8 3.9 Switzerland 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.8 Turkey 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.8 United Kingdom 20.4 21.5 *11.3 15.6 13.8 United States 124.3 123.7 101.5 109.6 65.7 West Germany 41.3 46.0 43.8 41.6 35.9 Sources: International Iron and Steel Institute; Eurostat; OECD; United Nations. * Affected by the impact of the steel dispute.