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European Community (Steel Production And Consumption)

Volume 979: debated on Thursday 28 February 1980

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asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will set out five tables, one for each of the last five years,

PRODUCTION AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF CRUDE STEEL
million tonnes
1974ProductionPercentage of EEC totalApparent consumptionPercentage of EEC total
Belgium16·210·45·54·5
Luxembourg6·44·1
Denmark0·50·32·42·0
France27·017·424·820·2
Ireland0·10·10·50·4
Italy23·815·323·819·4
Netherlands5·83·75·34·3
United Kingdom22·414·423·719·3
West Germany53·234·236·830·0
1975
Belgium11·69·33·63·5
Luxembourg4·63·7
Denmark0·60·51·81·4
France21·517·220·419·7
Ireland0·10·10·40·4
Italy21·817·418·618·0
Netherlands4·83·84·64·4
United Kingdom19·815·821·020·3
West Germany40·432·233·031·9
1976
Belgium12·19·04·33·7
Luxembourg4·63·4
Denmark0·70·52·32·0
France23·217·323·520·2
Ireland0·10·10·50·4
Italy23·417·422·619·4
Netherlands5·23·94·74·0
United Kingdom22·416·721·318·3
West Germany42·431·637·332·0
Belgium11·39·04·23·8
Luxembourg4·33·4
Denmark0·70·51·91·7
France22·117·521·119·0
Ireland0·10·10·50·4
Italy23·318·522·320·1
Netherlands4·93·94·54·0
United Kingdom20·516·220·718·6
West Germany39·030·936·132·5
1978
Belgium12·69·54·33·9
Luxembourg4·83·6
Denmark0·90·71·91·8
France22·817·221·019·2
Ireland0·10·10·50·5
Italy24·418·321·419·6

showing the consumption and production of steel in millions of tons to the nearest tenth of a million and as a percentage of European Economic Community totals for each country in the European Economic Community.

PRODUCTION AND APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF CRUDE STEEL {continued)

million tonnes

1978

Production

Percentage of EEC total

Apparent consumption

Percentage of EEC total

Netherlands5·64·24·64·2
United Kingdom20·315·320·218·5
West Germany41·331·135·232·3
1979
Belgium13·49·6not available
Luxembourg4·93·5
Denmark0·80·6
France23·416·7
Ireland0·10·1
Italy24·017·2
Netherlands5·8
United Kingdom21·515·4
West Germany46·032·9

Source:

EUROSTAT

Note:

Apparent consumption is the production of products converted to ingot weight plus imports less exports plus consumption of scrap in rolling mills and adjustments for stock changes.