§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the countries in which Britain was in deficit as regards textiles and clothing and the value of the deficit in pounds 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 he undertaken only at disproportionate cost.
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Overseas trade in textiles and clothing1 1987 Country Deficit2 £ million Afghanistan 1.5 Argentina 0.2 Austria 62.2 Bangladesh 13.9 Belgium/Luxembourg 286.5 Belize 0.3 Botswana 0.7 Brazil 14.0 Bulgaria 0.6 China 100.7 Colombia 2.0 Costa Rica 0.3 Cuba 0.1 Cyprus 13.6 Czechoslovakia 8.3 Egypt 8.6 El Salvador 0.2 Federal Republic of Germany 294.9 France 31.3 German Democratic Republic 0.3 Greece 73.6 Hong Kong 583.6 Hungary 5.6 India 213.4 Indonesia 25.3 Iran 13.6 Israel 90.1 Italy 499.8 Kampuchea 0.1 Lesotho 0.2 Macao 29.9 Madagascar 2.6 Malawi 3.9 Malaysia 22.5 Malta 3.6 Mauritius 26.1 Mexico 9.2 Nepal 7.3 Netherlands 125.0 Niue and Tokelau 0.1 North Korea 0.1 Pakistan 108.5 Peru 2.3 Philippines 32.5 Pitcairn 0.1 Poland 15.0 Portugal 291.6 Puerto Rico 3.6 Romania 15.8 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1 Singapore 24.4 South Africa 5.0 South Korea 238.3 Spain 22.2 Sri Lanka 17.8 Swaziland 0.6 Switzerland 64.0 Taiwan 104.3 Tanzania 1.9 Thailand 57.6 Tunisia 0.1 Turkey 120.3
Country Deficit2 £ million Uruguay 4.1 Yugoslavia 15.9 Zimbabwe 6.8
1988 Country 2Deficit £million Afghanistan 1.8 Argentina 0.4 Austria 78.2 Bangladesh 23.6 Belgium/Luxembourg 327.5 Belize 1.0 Botswana 0.2 Brazil 13.4 Burkina 0.1 Cameroon 0.6 China 98.0 Colombia 2.6 Costa Rica 0.4 Cyprus 18.5 Czechoslovakia 8.2 Denmark 13.4 Egypt 6.7 El Salvador 1.5 Federal Republic of Germany 393.3 France 40.5 German Democratic Republic 1.7 Greece 66.6 Hong Kong 659.3 Hungary 6.8 India 214.2 Indonesia 44.6 Iran 4.8 Israel 95.3 Italy 523.7 Lesotho 0.2 Macao 29.3 Madagascar 2.7 Malawi 3.2 Malaysia 29.9 Maldives 0.1 Malta 2.6 Mauritius 33.4 Mexico 11.9 Mongolia 0.1 Nepal 8.8 Netherlands 107.7 Pakistan 110.4 Peru 2.7 Philippines 31.1 Poland 19.9 Portugal 303.2 Puerto Rico 3.5 Romania 18.3 Singapore 31.4 South Korea 260.5 Spain 10.6 Sri Lanka 21.1 Surinam 0.1 Swaziland 0.4 Switzerland 60.8 Taiwan 100.5 Tanzania 1.7 Thailand 70.6 Turkey 161.0 Uruguay 1.8 Yugoslavia 14.8 Zimbabwe 8.2 1 Divisions 65 and 84 of the Standard International Trade Classification. 2 Excludes deficits of less than £50,000.