Colombia: Overseas Trade

John Bercow
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what the volume of trade between the UK and Colombia was in (a) 2007 and (b) 2008.

Mr. Thomas
HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics data on recorded trade in goods with Columbia are shown in the following table:

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|    |UK exports of goods to Columbia|UK imports of goods from Columbia|
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|2007|140                            |370                              |
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|2008|156                            |651                              |
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ONS data published in the UK Balance of Payments Pink Book 2008 were:

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|    |UK exports of services to Columbia|UK imports of services from Columbia|
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|2007|70                                |37                                  |
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Geographical estimates of trade in services in 2008 are likely to be published on 31 July.