§ Mr. WigginTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the balance of trade between Wales and(a) the 641W rest of the United Kingdom, (b) the rest of the European Union and (c) the rest of the world was for each year since 1997. [151757]
Estimates of regional trade £ million Wales 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 January to September 2003 Exports to EU 4,171 4,284 4,493 4,884 4,788 4,691 3,422 Imports from EU 1,299 1,649 2,005 2,234 1,999 2,376 1,821 Exports to Rest of the World 1,593 1,521 1,819 2,288 2,311 1,928 1,909 Imports from Rest of the World 2,310 2,671 3,515 3,604 3,709 3,475 2,210 Source:
Published in the 2003 Quarter 3 Regional Trade Statistics Press Release on 18 December 2003.
HM Customs and Excise do not collect information on the movement of traded goods between countries or regions within the UK.
These figures exclude the value of services and other intangibles included in the Balance of Payments, as the Balance of Payments estimates are published only for the UK as a whole.