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Coal

Volume 990: debated on Thursday 7 August 1980

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asked the Secretary of State for Trade if, from information available to him, he will tabulate his assessment of the value, tonnage, and in consequence cost per ton of each export source of coal, and coal products, imported into each EEC country and in total per annum at present.

[pursuant to the reply, 4 August 1980, c. 5]: The information, in respect of 1979, is as follows:

TABLE 1
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY—IMPORTS OF COAL AND COAL PRODUCTS* 1979
FromToEuropean CommunityBelgium/LuxembourgDenmarkFederal Republic of GermanyFranceIrelandItalyNetherlandsUnited Kingdom
£ million
France55·212·15·326·00·15·82·23·7
Belgium/Luxembourg27·30·19·514·80·10·31·21·3
Netherlands41·018·40·114·76·50·60·7
Federal Republic of Germany837·7321·23·0301·00·4102·493·615·9
Italy1·31·3
United Kingdom68·84·70·419·022·513·01·57·7
Ireland9·69·6
Denmark0·30·2
Norway1·50·11·20·2
Sweden1·61·00·10·20·2
Finland1·90·10·20·90·7
Austria0·20·2
Spain0·40·30·1
Yugoslavia1·31·3
Turkey0·40·4
USSR77·87·90·16·330·80·129·30·43·0
German Democratic Republic0·70·50·20·1
Poland305·316·51·056·4100·422·072·717·019·3
Czechoslovakia22·41·816·64·0
Morocco3·10·60·71·7
Egypt0·10·1
Gabon0·90·9
Zaire0·30·3
South Africa250·731·420·1145·20·539·512·61·4
USA448·974·944·4102·08·6133·248·936·9
Canada19·94·010·62·03·20·1
Mexico0·80·50·2
Brazil0·20·2
Argentina0·90·70·2
Vietnam0·70·50·1
China7·02·91·50·40·61·5
Japan0·90·9
Australia193·77·213·453·30·430·129·459·9
Secret126·4126·4
Unspecified by country0·90·20·20·20·10·1
World2,510·0502·0138·1243·0783·345·8421·6219·0156·8
* SITC (Rev 2) Division 32.
— Nil or less than half of the final digit shown.
Source: Eurostat.
TABLE 2
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY—IMPORTS OF COAL AND COAL PRODUCTS* 1979
FromToEuropean CommunityBelgium LuxembourgDenmarkFederal Republic of GermanyFranceIrelandItalyNatherlandsUnited Kingdom
Thousands of tonnes
France1,142263835981914065
Belgium/Luxembourg6331250316243524
Netherlands1,364736344314712122
Federal Republic of Germany20,9176,825509,02671,9622,764284
Italy2424
United Kingdom2,453144678784636934266
Ireland195195
Denmark87
Norway615507
Sweden29177311
Finland181296
Austria1111
Spain161212
Yugoslavia5757
Turkey1414
USSR2,589371626477911,0781278
German Democratic Republic2421553
Poland12,744690492,4834,4666583,033706658
Czechoslovakia1,928641,7282134
Morocco61141234
Egypt22
Gabon2929
Zaire1818
South Africa14,1671,9141,0588,117132,32570238
USA14,6132,5911,5333,3452144,2051,6391,085
Canada910153548731324
Mexico272051
Brazil88
Argentina38308
Vietnam13113
China31213271232858
Japan2828
Australia7,8892756402,26581,1691,3662,165
Secret7,4987,498
Unspecified by country225561311
World89,85914,0997,72910,58729,5301,28814,1587,7274,741
* SITC (Rev 2) Division 32.
— Nil or less than half of the final digit shown.
Source: Eurostat.
TABLE 3
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY—IMPORTS OF COAL AND COAL PRODUCTS* 1979
FromToEuropean CommunityBelgium/LuxembourgDenmarkFederal Republic of GermanyFranceIrelandItalyNetherlandsUnited Kingdom
£/tonne
France48·446·264·243·577·063·055·556·4
Belgium/Luxembourg43·163·538·046·760·071·833·555·5
Netherlands30·125·132·633·144·051·260·831·5
Federal Republic of Germany40·047·161·133·357·652·233·955·9
Italy52·952·9
United Kingdom28·132·961·324·226·635·244·028·9
Ireland49·449·3
Denmark33·128·085·255·890·6
Norway25·025·225·025·5
Sweden53·762·118·947·095·2135·9
Finland101·971·4134·691·1116·4
Austria15·815·8
Spain28·923·447·749·2
Yugoslavia22·822·9
Turkey27·327·3
USSR30·121·323·523·739·660·727·230·338·0
German Democratic Republic30·617·832·334·722·4
Poland24·023·920·622·722·533·424·024·129·4
Czechoslovakia11·628·59·622·929·5
Morocco50·848·044·056·651·6
Egypt50·450·4
Gabon29·729·7
Zaire15·015·0
South Africa17·716·419·017·937·817·017·937·9
USA30·728·928·930·540·331·729·834·0
Canada21·926·419·326·824·320·6
Mexico28·426·833·037·2
Brazil26·726·7
Argentina24·625·022·8
Vietnam50·551·547·0
China22·322·220·819·621·425·9
Japan31·731·7
Australia24·526·221·023·542·125·821·527·7
Secret16·916·9
World27·935·617·923·026·535·629·828·333·1
Notes:
Variations in the figures reflect variations in the product mix as well as the source of supply.
* SITC (Rev 2) Division 32.
— Basic figures nil or too small for reliable £/tonne figures to be calculated.