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Mr. Austin Mitchell
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 World | EEC (6) | Rest of World | |||||
SITC (R) | SITC (R) | |||||||
1970 | … | … | … | … | 219 | 324 | 161 | 623 |
1971 | … | … | … | … | 235 | 334 | 185 | 699 |
1972 | … | … | … | … | 283 | 369 | 220 | 742 |
1973 | … | … | … | … | 418 | 479 | 323 | 950 |
1974 | … | … | … | … | 850 | 728 | 651 | 1,491 |
1975 | … | … | … | … | 707 | 704 | 605 | 1,573 |
1976 | … | … | … | … | 1,106 | 894 | 911 | 2,134 |
1977 | … | … | … | … | 1,440 | 1,022 | 1,157 | 2,706 |
SITC (Rev 2) | SITC(Rev 2) | |||||||
1977 | … | … | … | … | 1,403 | 958 | 1,142 | 2,675 |
1978 | … | … | … | … | 1,674 | 1,085 | 1,378 | 2,823 |
January-October 1979 | … | 1,842 | 1,008 | 1,525 | 2,502 | |||
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. |