§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each of the last 10 years in real terms(a) the value of exports from Scotland to and (b) the value of imports to Scotland from (i) other United Kingdom countries, (ii) the European Union, (iii) the United States of America and (iv) the rest of the world. [76081]
§ Mr. Dewar[holding answer 11 March 1999]: The Government do not maintain separate export or import figures for Scotland, as it is an integral part of the United Kingdom and we do not consider business between any part of the UK to be exports or imports. The following Scottish manufactured export figures are based on data, funded by Scottish Trade International and maintained by the Scottish Council Development and Industry.
Scottish manufactured exports £ million Year European Union USA Rest of world Total 1997 11,670 2,091 5,497 19,258 1996 10,756 2,224 5,435 18,415 1995 10,454 1,608 5,254 17,316 1994 7,843 1,430 4,991 14,264 1993 6,101 1,430 4,009 11,540 1992 5,687 1,174 2,821 9,682 1991 5,379 1,003 2,451 8,833 1990 4,967 940 2,667 8,574 1989 4,215 925 2,524 7,664 1988 4,156 827 2,183 7,166 For the last two years, with encouragement and support from Scottish Trade International, SCDI has produced export figures for the service sector and for the Primary sector. These figures are also derived from survey work but do not include the same level of detail as is provided for manufactured exports. The total figures are as follows:
Service sector (including tourism) Year £ million 1997 2,070 1996 1,955 In 1997, some 41 per cent. of service sector exports went to the EU with 25 per cent. to the USA.
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Primary sector (including oil and gas) Year £million 1997 4,789 1996 6,090 A destination breakdown is not available.