§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the countries with which Britain was in deficit as regards footwear and the value of the deficit in pound sterling for 1988, 1987, 1986 and 1985.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggA list of countries and deficits for 1987 and 1988 is given in the attached table. Extraction and provision of data for 1986 and 1985 could be undertaken only at disproportionate cost.
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Overseas trade in footwear1 Country 2Deficit £ million 1987 Austria 3.7 Brazil 39.2 Bulgaria 0.6 China 3.7 Cyprus 0.6 Czechoslovakia 8.9 Denmark 4.8 Federal Republic of Germany 9.7 France 22.7 Greece 2.6 Hong Kong 27.5 Hungary 2.4 India 6.7 Indonesia 7.4 Israel 1.3 Italy 261.8 Macao 2.2 Malaysia 0.2 Mexico 0.4 Pakistan 2.2 Philippines 5.2 Poland 16.2 Portugal 65.1 Romania 0.9 South Africa 0.4 South Korea 50.9 Spain 72.0 Sri Lanka 0.2 Switzerland 3.7 Taiwan 69.5 Thailand 9.4 Yugoslavia 2.4 1988 Argentina 0.2 Austria 2.3 Belgium/Luxembourg 1.1 Brazil 54.7 Bulgaria 0.5 China 3.5 Cyprus 0.5 Czechoslovakia 7.9 Denmark 4.1 Federal Republic of Germany 14.7 France 22.3 Greece 1.3 Hong Kong 25.9 Hungary 2.0 India 19.7 Indonesia 14.3 Israel 0.8 Italy 244.1 Lesotho 0.1 Macao 2.9 Malaysia 0.6 Mexico 0.6 Morocco 0.7 Netherlands 0.1 Pakistan 3.5 Philippines 4.3 Poland 16.6 Portugal 76.1
Country 2Deficit £ million Romania 0.4 South Africa 0.5 South Korea 75.9 Spain 87.5 Sri Lanka 0.1 Switzerland 4.0 Taiwan 73.5 Thailand 18.0 Tunisia 0.1 Turkey 0.2 Uruguay 0.1 Yugoslavia 3.5 1 Division 85 of the Standard International Trade Classification. 2 Excludes deficits of less than £50,000.