HL Deb 27 July 1983 vol 443 c1624WA
Lord O'Hagan

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How much British cider has been exported in each of the last five years; and to which countries.

Lord Belstead

The available information relates to exports of both cider and perry and is as follows:

(Thousand litres)
1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
Total exports 4,286 2,870 2,970 2,929 2,078
of which country of destination:—
Belgium—Luxembourg 410 446 435 428 315
Federal Republic of Germany 215 243 256 214 315
Irish Republic * 31 * * 187
Botswana — — — * 167
Netherlands * 33 83 326 149
Malta 56 107 178 80 148
Mauritius 31 — 49 418 126
Gibraltar * 82 195 61 80
Canada 185 286 128 347 51
South Africa 50 75 56 144 45
Hong Kong 93 58 65 30 39
Nigeria 1,434 — 156 178 35
Kenya 194 152 145 35 *
Sierra Leone 112 80 62 96 *
USA 580 301 464 106 *
Sudan 345 321 227 * —
Sub-total 3,743 2,214 2,511 2,522 1,732
Other countries 543 656 459 407 346
Source: Data corresponding to tariff code numbers 2207–2050, 4150 and 4550 in the UK Overseas Trade Statistics under SITC (R2) Sub-group 112.2
Notes: (a) Figures may include re-exported foreign cider and perry.
(b) *Denotes trade less than 30,000 litres; — indicates nil trade.