HC Deb 14 March 1996 vol 273 c743W
Mr. John D. Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total value of exports from Northern Ireland for each of the past five years. [20016]

Mr. Ancram

Statistics on Northern Ireland's exports are currently available only for the financial years 1991–92, 1992–93 and 1993–94 and are provided. These are taken from a survey undertaken on the Industrial Development Board's behalf by the Northern Ireland economic research centre and published in April 1995.

Year Value of exports £ million
1991–92 4,124
1992–93 4,588
1993–94 4,764

Mr. Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what was the total value of exports from Northern Ireland to(a) the north American region, (b) Great Britain, (c) Europe, (d) south-east Asia and (e) the Republic of Ireland for each of the last five years. [20022]

Mr. Ancram

Statistics on Northern Ireland's exports are currently available only for the financial years 1991–92, 1992–93 and 1993–94 and are provided in the table. These are taken from a survey undertaken on the Industrial Development Board's behalf by the Northern Ireland Economic Research Centre and published in April 1995.

£ million
Destination of sales 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94
North America 173.9 182.5 242.6
Great Britain 2,312 2,425 2,516
Europe1 741.8 1,057.40 957.2
South East Asia 54.5 104.3 134.1
Republic of Ireland 424 491 557
1> Excluding Great Britain and Republic of Ireland.