§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will provide tables showing United Kingdom exports and imports from Russia over the last five years, or part-years, in (a) actual and (b) constant values. [HL572]
§ The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Simon of Highbury)Information on UK trade with Russia, at current prices, is given in the following table. Information on UK trade with Russia on a constant price basis is not available.
UK Trade with Russia £ million, current prices UK Exports UK Imports UK Balance Goods & Services 1993 740 1,029 -290 1994 957 1,018 -61 1995 1,153 1,191 -38 1996 1,350 1,520 -170 1997 1,517 1,593 -76 Jan-Nov 1998 n/a n/a n/a Goods 1993 552 822 -271 1994 708 805 -97 1995 870 967 -97 1996 1,009 1,272 -263 1997 1,223 1,477 -244 Jan-Nov 1998 895 1,275 -381 Services 1993 188 207 -19 1994 249 213 36 1995 283 224 59 1996 341 248 93 1997 284 116 168 Jan-Nov 1998 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, and are only available on an annual basis.
Source:
Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom, HM Customs & Excise Geographical Analysis of UK Balance of Payments ONS.