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Mr. McNamara
asked the Minister for Trade if he will publish in the Official Report the import figures for central heating radiators from countries outside and inside the European Economic Community for the past five years, indicating the quarterly returns of imports of radiators for each country.
Mr. Peter Rees
pursuant to his reply, 18 November 1982, c. 220]: The information which can be provided within acceptable limits of cost is as follows:
United Kingdom Imports of Central Heating Radiators, 1978–81 | ||||
£ thousand cif | ||||
1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | |
Country whence consigned: | ||||
European Community | ||||
France | 1,886 | 3,143 | 2,292 | 1,303 |
Belgium-Luxembourg | 2,581 | 5,877 | 3,906 | 6,243 |
Netherlands | 1,353 | 3,507 | 2,469 | 1,529 |
Federal Republic of Germany | 612 | 1,207 | 1,042 | 944 |
Italy | 367 | 460 | 329 | 553 |
Irish Republic | 4,622 | 5,885 | 6,586 | 8,021 |
Denmark | 831 | 1,455 | 1,542 | 1,574 |
Other countries | ||||
Sweden | 815 | 1,128 | 796 | 323 |
Finland | 982 | 2,802 | 2,145 | 1,882 |
Other countries | 32 | 187 | 221 | 94 |
Total Imports | 14,079 | 25,656 | 21,327 | 22,467 |
Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom, SITC (R1 and R2) Sub-group 812.1 (part)
Notes:
(a) These items were not separately identified in 1977.
(b) Owing to rounding, there may be slight differences between the sum of individual components and the value of total imports.