§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has on the export of food and wine by the European Economic Community to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and eastern Europe, respectively, in that part of 1984 for which figures are available; and what were the comparable totals for the same part of each of the previous 10 years.
§ Mr. JoplingThe latest available details of the European Community's trade relate to the period January to March 1984. The following table shows the value of exports of the main items of food and wine to the Soviet Union and eastern Europe (including the Soviet Union) in the January to March period for each year since 1978. Corresponding information for earlier years is not readily available.
Value of European Community* exports of main food items and wine† January to March Soviet Union million ECU Eastern Europe‡ million ECU 1978 31.0 134.0 1979 131.1 310.2 1980 259.1 480.0 1981║ 536.3 850.1 1982 518.6 830.9 1983 530.7 737.4 1984 417.0 669.6 * EC9: 1978 to 1980; EC10: 1981 to 1984.
† SITC 0 + 112.12.
29W‡ Eastern Europe: Soviet Union, German Democratic Republic, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania.
║ Excludes United Kingdom exports.
Source: Eurostat.