§ Mr. GillTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will list the total amount of timber imported into the United Kingdom in each of the past 10 years by country of origin. [50814]
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§ Mrs. RocheInformation on imports, on a country of origin basis, is not available. The table lists the main sources of UK imports of timber in each of the past ten years on a country of despatch basis.
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UK imports of timber, 1988–1997 Country Thousand metric tonnes 1988 1 Canada 1,933 2 Sweden 930 3 Finland 698 4 Soviet Union 677 5 Portugal 504 Rest of the World 1,419 World 6,161 1989 1 Canada 1,762 2 Sweden 873 3 Soviet Union 691 4 Finland 614 5 Portugal 470 Rest of the World 1,377 World 5,787 1990 1 Canada 1,901 2 Sweden 696 3 Soviet Union 650 4 Finland 494 5 Portugal 463 Rest of the World 1,135 World 5,339 1991 1 Canada 1,387 2 Sweden 712 3 Soviet Union 466 4 Finland 406 5 Portugal 286 Rest of the World 861 World 4,119 1992 1 Canada 1,249 2 Sweden 953 3 Finland 487 4 Soviet Union 385 5 Portugal 254 Rest of the World 925 World 4,254 1993 1 Sweden 1,483 2 Finland 703 3 Canada 430 4 Russia 366 5 Portugal 150 Rest of the World 936 World 4,069 1994 1 Sweden 1,491 2 Finland 847 3 Russia 430 4 Canada 379 5 Latvia 343 Rest of the World 1,219 World 4,709 1995 1 Sweden 979 2 Finland 420
UK imports of timber, 1988–1997 Country Thousand metric tonnes 3 Latvia 377 4 Canada 371 5 Irish Republic 303 Rest of the World 1,263 World 3,714 1996 1 Sweden 1,315 2 Latvia 548 3 Finland 503 4 Irish Republic 462 5 Russia 269 Rest of the World 1,087 World 4,184 1997 1 Sweden 1,264 2 Latvia 823 3 Finland 632 4 Irish Republic 357 5 Russia 275 Rest of the World 1,243 World 4,594 Note:
Timber is defined by headings 245.01, 246, 247 and 248 of the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC). Because of rounding, there may be slight discrepancies between the totals shown and the sums of the constituent parts
Source:
Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom, HM Customs and Excise