HC Deb 12 January 1988 vol 125 cc214-5W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the value(a) by cash and (b) by tonnage of imports for each year since 1980.

Mr. Alan Clark

Information on imports by tonnage and so on is not available. For information on the value of imports I refer the hon. Member to the "Annual Abstract of Statistics 1986 edition" and "Overseas Trade Statistics Annual 1985" and December 1986 editions, copies of which are available in the Library.

Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the value of imports of cars from(a) the EEC, (b) Japan, and (c) other world sources into the United Kingdom annually since 1980 giving (i) the cash value and (ii) number of units.

Mr. Alan Clark

The information is given in the following table:

United Kingdom imports of cars 1980 to 1986
Value £ million
EEC Japan Rest of the world
Year Value Number Value Number Value Number
1980 1,647.7 626,785 308.4 187,833 155.7 57,893
1981 1,717.3 597,638 343.2 164,403 160.6 54,568
1982 2,328.9 706,544 401.8 173,655 151.2 61,850
1983 2,968.6 825,669 515.6 186,176 174.6 69,697
1984 2,876.7 763,618 619.3 198,904 173.8 62,074
1985 3,362.9 813,456 569.6 191,496 205.8 70,635
1986 3,765.5 718,780 818.3 214,452 225.4 78,436

Notes:

1. Cars defined as Standard International Trade Classification (Revision 2), sub-group 781.0

2. EEC includes all Member States as at 1 January 1988 throughout.

3. 1986 figures provisional.

Source: Overseas Trade Statistics.

Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the amount by cash, for each year since 1980, annually of imports of textiles into the United Kingdom from(a) the EEC and (b) from the rest of the world.

Mr. Alan Clark

The information is given in the following table:

United Kingdom imports of textiles 1980–1986
£ million
EEC Rest of World
1980 891.8 651.9
1981 1,072.6 689.0
1982 1,248.8 678.8
1983 1,523.5 796.8
1984 1,797.0 908.4
1985 2,033.1 998.9
1986 2,122.5 1,040.1

Source: Overseas Trade Statistics.

Notes:

1. Textiles defined as Standard International Trade Classification (Revision 2) Division 65: Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles nes and related products.

2. EEC includes all Member States as at 1 January 1988 throughout.

3. 1986 figures provisonal.

United Kingdom imports of aeroplanes 1980–1986
Value: £ million
EEC USA Rest of World
Value Number Value Number Value Number
1980 279.3 491 633.4 324 470.8 385
1981 49.0 183 121.9 333 15.8 81
1982 44.5 140 124.1 202 79.2 77
1983 12.8 96 290.5 44 68.1 55
1984 106.3 95 378.1 173 101.4 95
1985 19.2 110 701.6 106 146.8 58
1986 50.7 73 166.9 165 145.3 141

Source: Overseas Trade Statistics.

Notes:

1. Aeroplanes are defined as Standard International Trade Classification (Revision 2) sub-groups 792.2, 3 and 4.

2. The EEC includes all Member States as at 1 January 1988 throughout.

3. 1986 figures provisional.