§ Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the balance of trade between Gibraltar and the UK in the last five years. [31860]
§ Ruth KellyHM Customs and Excise collect statistics for trade in goods with countries outside the EU from customs declarations.
Customs do not estimate UK trade with Gibraltar. The published figures are taken from customs declarations and reflect actual trade in goods.
The figures shown are the import and export totals for 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000, and the latest available for 2001 (ie to November 2001).
£ million Quantity: kg 1997 Exports 82,351,296 161,733.566 Imports 5,679,884 297,301 1998 Exports 81,070,327 168,491,470 Imports 10.075,382 1,566,507 1999 Exports 97,681,145 215,911,465 Imports 12,790,871 6,398,953 2000 Exports 121,598,796 199,572,334 Imports 11,547,065 4,977,261 20011 Exports 116,063,008 107,221,109 Imports 13,734,599 2,490,850 1 January-November