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Chemicals And Man-Made Fibre Products

Volume 975: debated on Monday 3 December 1979

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asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will circulate a table in the Official Report showing the value and volume of (a) chemicals and (b) man-made fibre products imported from and exported to the Six original EEC members and other

TRADE IN CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS
£million
Imports (c.i.f.)Exports (f.o.b.)
EEC (6)Rest of WorldEEC (6)Rest of World
SITC (R)SITC (R)
1970219324161623
1971235334185699
1972283369220742
1973418479323950
19748507286511,491
19757077046051,573
19761,1068949112,134
19771,4401,0221,1572,706
SITC (Rev 2)SITC(Rev 2)
19771,4039581,1422,675
19781,6741,0851,3782,823
January-October 19791,8421,0081,5252,502
Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics (SITC Section 5).
Notes:
(a) From January 1978 the United Kingdom has adopted the second revision of the Standard International Trade Classification. Figures for earlier years were compiled under the previous classification (SITC (R)). For purposes of comparison, figures for 1977 have been provided on both bases.
(b) Similar information on the value or volume of trade in man-made fibre products and the volume of trade in chemicals could be provided only at disproportionate cost.