HC Deb 23 April 2004 vol 420 c682W
John Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will break down the UK's trade figures with(a) China and (b) Taiwan in the past 12 months into (i) imports and (ii) exports. [165860]

Mr. Mike O'Brien

Information on UK imports and exports of goods, from and to China and Taiwan, is given in the following table.

align="right">£ million1
China Taiwan
UK imports UK exports UK imports UK exports
2003
February 601 150 185 68
March 626 153 185 65
April 657 191 175 87
May 675 181 186 68
June 684 157 176 65
July 622 155 181 74
August 723 165 187 68
September 745 134 180 78
October 749 180 182 82
November 773 149 170 87
December 794 193 175 82
2004
January 791 128 182 72
1Seasonally adjusted
>Source: >Business Monitor MM24, Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics, ONS