§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy (1) if he will give for each month from January 1989 the total export and import of(a) oil, (b) gas and (c) coal in tonnes and in value on the same basis as his answer of 9 November 1989, Official Report, columns 767-68;
(2) if he will give for each month from January 1989 the total export and import of (a) oil, (b) gas and (c) coal in coal-equivalent tonnes for both gas and oil.
§ Mr. WakehamThe equivalent information for exports and imports of oil, gas and coal for each month from January 1989, set out on the same basis as my earlier answer of 9 November 1989, Official Report, columns 767-68, are shown in tables 1 and 3. I have also set out figures in tonnes of coal equivalent, for both gas and oil, in table 2.
Table 1 Thousand tonnes 1989 Exports (f.o.b) Imports (c.i.f) Coal Oil1 Coal Gas2 Oil January 167 6,519 940 1,456 5,332 February 126 4,346 930 1,566 4,820 March 175 6,298 1,214 1,474 4,506 April 119 5,320 1,100 1,586 4,693 May 126 4,379 1,034 1,526 4,610 June 170 5,681 999 1,176 4,824 July 179 5,688 653 962 4,756 August 175 5,286 771 906 4,195 September 175 5,883 902 854 5,450 October 260 7,184 1,005 906 5,511 November 218 6,876 1,638 1,316 4,944 December 182 5,849 949 1,356 4,443 1990 January 269 7,552 1,194 1,462 6,523 February 181 6,209 893 1,433 5,292 Source: Customs and Excise Overseas Trade Statistics (The oil exports figures include adjustments to the Overseas Trade Statistics data for the under-recording of direct exports of crude oil).
1 Contains a small amount of natural gas exports.
2 Coal equivalent.
Table 2 Thousand tonnes of coal equivalent 1989 Exports (f.o.b) Imports (c.i.f) Gas Oil Gas Oil January — 11,142 1,456 9,094 February — 7,434 1,566 8,216 March — 10,774 1,474 7,687 April — 9,105 1,586 7,993 May — 7,476 1,526 7,871 June 2 9,687 1,176 8,230 July — 9,727 962 8,103 August 4 9,017 906 7,152 September 2 10,052 854 9,296 October — 12,249 906 9,394 November — 11,730 1,316 8,447 December — 9,991 1,356 7,587 1990 January — 12,901 1,462 11,122 February 6 10,597 1,433 9,023 1033W
Table 3 £ million at 1985 prices1 1989 Exports (f.o.b.) Imports (c.i.f.) Coal Oil2 Coal Gas Oil January 6 1,124 50 109 860 February 5 751 50 118 777 March 7 1,069 65 111 727 April 5 912 59 119 757
1989 Exports (f.o.b.) Imports (c.i.f.) Coal Oil2 Coal Gas Oil May 5 749 55 115 743 June 7 971 53 88 778 July 7 972 35 72 767 August 7 900 41 68 677 September 7 1,012 48 64 879 October 10 1,222 54 68 889 November 8 1,165 88 99 797 December 7 993 51 102 716 1990 January 10 1,287 64 110 1,052 February 7 1,066 48 108 853 1 Figures at 1985 constant prices have been derived by applying the unit value for exports in 1985 to the relevant volumes in 1989 and 1990. 2 Contains a small amount of natural gas exports.