HC Deb 05 May 1983 vol 42 c105W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Minister for Trade whether he has made any representations to the

Imports of Polyethylene Products, 1979—February 1983
Weight (tonnes): Value (£ thousands CIF):
1979 1980 1981 1982 Jan-Feb 1983 Jan-Feb 1983: Origin 1979 1980 1981 1982 Jan-Feb 1983 Jan-Feb 1983: Origin
Consigned from:
All countries 48,134 35,709 51,774 58,985 9,628 9,628 47,457 40,224 54,491 66,831 11,453 11,453
EC 28,470 23,999 35,491 41,009 6,472 6,465 30,143 28,332 37,358 47,640 8,064 8,043
of which:
France 2,989 1,808 3,790 2,933 451 473 2,874 2,326 3,746 3,093 522 541
Belgium-Luxembourg 1,548 1,659 2,437 4,434 989 1,002 1,454 1,673 2,454 4,330 908 934
Netherlands 4,712 4,692 6,667 6,975 923 888 4,073 4,477 5,563 6,390 1,001 942
F R Germany 7,324 6,077 9,790 9,164 1,229 1,273 6,730 6,118 9,087 11,102 1,678 1,667
Italy 1,755 1,130 2,377 5,319 855 825 1,597 1,211 1,944 4,056 578 567
Irish Republic 4,145 3,933 3,571 3,244 305 294 4,499 5,152 4,437 4,746 490 479
Denmark 5,999 4,675 6,848 8,919 1,679 1,708 8,914 7,373 10,108 13,898 2,883 2,909
Other countries 19,664 11,710 16,283 17,976 3,156 3,163 17,314 11,893 17,133 19,192 3,389 3,410
of which:
Norway 1,042 36 691 751 334 334 1,140 85 843 881 181 179
Sweden 1,311 587 655 2,323 464 463 1,269 676 964 2,012 378 372
Romania 3,893 1,966 1,294 1,253 — — 1,582 1,105 555 532 — —
Malaysia 1,313 1,198 1,807 1,258 336 336 1,329 1,296 2,090 1,579 421 421
Singapore 3,849 2,204 2,709 2,178 522 522 4,040 2,408 2,654 2,176 581 581
Hong Kong 2,748 2,062 4,682 4,122 824 824 2,383 2,104 4,713 4,685 864 864
USA 1,489 982 839 1,500 209 209 1,706 1,383 1,499 3,075 410 410

Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics, SITC(R2) 583.13 (polyethylene plates, sheets, film, foil and strip) and 893.1 (part) (polyethylene bags, sachets and similar packings).

Note: The figures above are given on a country of consignment basis. Figures for January-February 1983 are also given on a country of origin basis, which attributes imports to the country where they last underwent substantial processing.