§ Mrs. SpelmanTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what is the(a) value of imports the UK received from Burma and (b) the nature of these imports in 2002. [88773]
§ Ms Hewitt[holding answer 8 January 2003]: I have been asked to reply.
According to figures published by HM Customs and Excise, UK imports of goods from Burma in 2002 were as follows:
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£000 Product Value Fish, (not marine mammals), crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof 8,310 Vegetables and fruit 485 Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices, and manufactures thereof 7 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruit 10 Cork and wood 979 Pulp and waste paper 121 Cork and wood manufactures (excluding furniture) 1,302 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles, nes and related products 49 Manufactures of metals, nes 14 Power generating machinery and equipment 1,225 Machinery specialised for particular industries 1 General industrial machinery and equipment, nes and machine parts, nes 2 Office machines and automatic data processing machines 1 Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, nes and electrical parts thereof (including non-electrical counterparts, nes, of electrical household type equipment) 2 Transport equipment other than road vehicles 29
£000 Product Value Prefabricated buildings; sanitary, plumbing and lighting fixtures and fittings, nes 6 Furniture and parts thereof; bedding, mattresses, supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings 1,437 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 50,177 Footwear 20 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, nes 1 Miscellaneous manufactured articles, nes 94 Commodities and transactions not elsewhere classified 66 Total 64,337 nes = not elsewhere specified
Note:
Products are classified according to the Standard International Trade Classification (revision 3).