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Mr. Prisk
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the value of UK civil aerospace (a) imports and (b) exports was in each year since 1997. [104886]
Ruth Kelly
Imports and exports of aerospace goods for the period 1997–2002 are as follows:
| Aerospace goods* | ||
| £ million | ||
| Exports | Imports | |
| 1997 | 2,135 | 3,730 |
| 1998 | 2,434 | 4,008 |
| 1999 | 3,723 | 3,823 |
| 2000 | 4,637 | 4,418 |
| 2001 | 4,811 | 5,867 |
| 2002 | 4,308 | 7,268 |
| * Includes the following where for civil use: powered aircraft, non-powered aircraft (e.g. gliders), helicopters, ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing. | ||
Note:
Data includes both EU and non-EU trade.