§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much steel is made per head of population in each OECD and European Community country.
§ Mr. LeighThe information is given in the table.
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Crude Steel Production in OECD Countries, 1990 Crude steel production ('000 tonnes) (1) Population ('000s) (2) Production per 1,000 population (tonnes) (1)/(2) EC Countries: Luxembourg 3,560 381 9,344 Belgium 11,360 9,993 1,137 Germany1 44,020 79,565 553 Italy 25,467 57,647 442 Netherlands 5,411 14,944 362 France 19,016 56,437 337 Spain 12,935 38,966 332 United Kingdom 17,902 57,408 312 Denmark 610 5,140 119 Greece 999 10,140 99 Ireland 326 3,503 93 Portugal 717 10,369 69 EC total 142,323 344,493 413 Other OECD Countries: Japan 110,339 123,540 893 Finland 2,860 4,982 574 Austria 4,291 7,712 556 Sweden 4,454 8,566 520 Canada 12,184 26,620 458 Australia 6,670 17,086 390 USA 89,726 251,394 357 Turkey 9,320 57,163 163 Switzerland 1,050 6,796 155
Crude steel production ('000 tonnes) (1) Population ('000s) (2) Production per 1,000 population (tonnes) (1)/(2) Norway 376 4,242 89 New Zealand 3na 3,379 3na Iceland 3na 256 3na OECD total2 383,593 852,594 450 1 Unified Germany (production data from International Iron and Steel Institute). 2 Excludes New Zealand and Iceland. 3 Not available. (However, estimates suggest production per head in New Zealand and Iceland is at the lower end of the OECD range). Notes:
(1)Source: OECD
(2) Source: OECD, mid-year estimates