HC Deb 02 July 1998 vol 315 cc237-8W
Mr. Barnes

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the total value of(a) exports to and (b) imports from Pakistan for each of the last five years for which records are available; what are the major categories of exports and imports; and if she will make a statement. [48182]

Mrs. Roche

The information is given in the following tables:

UK trade with Pakistan
£ million, current prices
UK UK exports Total imports Total trade
Goods and Services
1992 464 393 837
1993 499 460 959
1994 531 511 1,042
1995 556 525 1,081
1996 589 566 1,155
1997 n/a n/a n/a
Goods
1992 312 273 585
1993 330 324 654
1994 354 360 714
1995 340 364 704
1996 344 391 735
1997 269 380 649
Services
1992 152 120 272
1993 169 136 305
1994 177 151 328
1995 216 161 377
1996 245 175 420
1997 n/a n/a n/a

Note:

Figures for trade in goods are on an Overseas Trade Statistics (OTS) basis. Figures for trade in services are on a Balance of Payments (BOP) basis

UK-Pakistan trade in goods 1997
Main commodities traded £ million
Top 5 UK exports to Pakistan
Specialised industrial machinery 35.2
Power generating machinery 25.2
General industrial machinery 24.0
Medicinal and pharmaceutical products 19.1
Chemical materials and products, n.e.s.1 17.8
Top 5 UK imports from Pakistan
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles, n.e.s.1 166.6
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 110.7
Fish, crustaceans etc. 16.4
Power generating machinery 15.9
Textile fibres 12.4
1Not elsewhere specified within the Standard International Trade Classification

Note:

Figures for trade in goods are on an Overseas Trade statistics (OTS) basis

Sources:

United Kingdom Balance of Payments, The Pink Book, 1997, ONS Monthly review of External Trade Statistics (MRETS), ONS Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom, HM Customs and Excise