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Mr. Nicholas Winterton
asked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the value of all imports of aluminium into the United Kingdom in 1979; from which countries it came; what was the value of all exports of aluminium from the United Kingdom; and to which countries it was exported.
Mr. Parkinson
[pursuant to his reply, 25 July 1980, c. 402]: The information for unwrought or simply-wrought aluminium and aluminium alloys is as follows:
| I. U.K. IMPORTS (£ million cif) | |
| TOTAL | 353·4 |
| of which consigned from: | |
| Norway | 101·5 |
| Federal Republic of Germany | 66·4 |
| France | 37·2 |
| United States of America | 28·1 |
| Belgium-Luxembourg | 23·4 |
| Switzerland | 15·7 |
| Sweden | 15·0 |
| Iceland | 14·5 |
| Italy | 12·8 |
| Netherlands | 10·4 |
| Austria | 7·6 |
| Other countries | 20·8 |
| II. U.K. EXPORTS (£ million fob) | |
| TOTAL | 244·6 |
| of which destined to: | |
| Netherlands | 60·1 |
| Federal Republic of Germany | 44·7 |
| Irish Republic | 16·8 |
| Italy | 13·7 |
| France | 12·9 |
| United States of America | 10·2 |
| Belgium-Luxembourg | 9·5 |
| China | 6·3 |
| Sweden | 5·8 |
| Canada | 4·6 |
| Japan | 4·5 |
| Denmark | 3·9 |
| Nigeria | 3·7 |
| Switzerland | 3·1 |
| Finland | 3·1 |
| Dubai | 3·1 |
| Other countries | 38·4 |
Source: U.K. Overseas Trade Statistics (SITC (Rev. 2) Group 684).
Note: Because of rounding, there may be slight discrepancies between the totals shown and the sums of the constituent items.