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Mr. Crawford
asked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the volume per steel classification of steel imports into the United Kingdom in 1974; and what was the value thereof.
Mr. Deakins
Following is the information:
| UNITED KINGDOM STEEL IMPORTS 1974 | ||
| Thousand metric tons | £ million c.i.f. | |
| TOTAL | 3,802 | 605 |
| of which: | ||
| Ingots and other primary forms (SITC (R) 672) | 447 | 52 |
| Wire rods (SITC (R) 673.1) | 114 | 21 |
| Other bars and rods (SITC (R) 673.2) | 431 | 66 |
| Angles, shapes and sections (SITC (R) 673.4 and 673.5) | 163 | 22 |
| Plates (SITC (R) 674.1 and 674.2) | 590 | 87 |
| Sheets excluding lacquered tinplate (SITC (R) 674.3 and 674.8) | 1,101 | 159 |
| Tinned plate and sheets (SITC (R) 674.7) | 51 | 9 |
| Hoop and strip (SITC (R) 675) | 172 | 38 |
| New rails, sleepers, fishplates, sole plates (EX SITC (R) 676) | 1 | 0 |
| Tubes and pipes (SITC (R) 678.2, 678.3 and 678.4) | 725 | 147 |
| Castings and forgings (SITC (R) 679.2 and 679.3) | 7 | 4 |
| Railway tyres, wheels, axles (EX SITC (R) 731.7) | 0 | 0 |