§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is his estimate of the value and tonnage of exports of hot rolled coil by the British steel industry for each of the years from 1979.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe information is given in the table.
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United Kingdom exports of hot rolled coil steel Value (£ million) Weight (thousand tonnes) 1979 23.6 161.0 1980 9.3 55.8 1981 10.3 79.8 1982 7.3 49.3 1983 26.5 146.9 1984 35.4 198.5 1985 39.6 199.7 1986 42.7 231.1 1987 50.4 257.6 1988 68.9 332.4 1989 90.4 390.3 1990 110.3 493.2 1991 124.0 656.0
§ Mr. NeedhamThe available information is given in the following table. Figures for earlier years could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
Source: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau from the Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is his estimate of the value and tonnage of imports of(a) HRC and (b) other categories of steel by the British steel industry for each of the years from 1979.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe available information is given in the table.
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United Kingdom imports of steel Hot rolled coil steel Other steel Value (£ million) Weight (thousand tonnes) Value (£ million) Weight (thousand tonnes) 1979 92.8 526.9 901 3,257 1980 97.7 525.1 1,173 4,102 1981 63.9 379.9 842 2,935 1982 99.4 524.5 1,056 3,312 1983 104.5 520.6 930 2,824 1984 101.1 482.5 1,132 3,071 1985 128.2 574.6 1,274 3,175 1986 157.7 694.1 1,331 3,424 1987 165.7 707.7 1,403 3,560 1988 149.0 583.0 1,828 4,447 1989 155.1 567.0 2,144 4,715 Source: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau from the Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.
Hot rolled coil steel Other steel Value (£ million) Weight (thousand tonnes) Value (£ million) Weight (thousand tonnes) 1990 166.6 631.9 2,053 4,526 1991 118.4 494.3 2,065 4,815