To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the level of export earnings from tobacco products in (a) 1978–79, (b) 1984–85, (c) 1989–90 and (d) 1991–92 in cash terms and at 1991–92 prices.
The available information is given in the following table.
| Total United Kingdom exports of tobacco products1 | |
| £ million | |
| 1978 | 193.0 |
| 1979 | 232.1 |
| 1984 | 409.2 |
| 1985 | 456.3 |
| 1989 | 512.1 |
| 1990 | 639.8 |
| 1991 | 763.6 |
| 1 Tobacco products are defined as item 122 of the Standard International Trade Classification. Revisions 2 and 3. | |
Source:
Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the cost of imports of finished tobacco products in (a) 1978–79, (b) 1984–85, (c) 1989–90 and (d) 1991–92 in cash terms and at 1991–92 prices.
The available information is given in the following table.
Total United Kingdom imports of tobacco products1
| |
£ million
| |
| 1978 | 39.5 |
| 1979 | 45.4 |
| 1984 | 87.1 |
| 1985 | 113.8 |
| 1989 | 107.1 |
| 1990 | 126.5 |
| 1991 | 148.4 |
1. Tobacco products are defined as item 122 of the Standard International Trade Classification, Revisions 2 and 3. | |
Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.