Zimbabwe: Overseas Trade

Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what the monetary value of trade between the UK and Zimbabwe was in the last five years.

Mr. Thomas
Data on recorded trade in goods with Zimbabwe are shown in the following table:

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|                                     |UK exports of goods to Zimbabwe|UK imports of goods from Zimbabwe|
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|2004                                 |26                             |48                               |
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|2005                                 |22                             |44                               |
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|2006                                 |20                             |27                               |
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|2007                                 |23                             |20                               |
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|2008                                 |21                             |37                               |
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|Source:HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics|                               |                                 |
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Estimates of trade in services are not available for the full five years. ONS data published in the UK Balance of Payments Pink Book 2008 were:

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|    |UK exports of services to Zimbabwe|UK imports of services from Zimbabwe|
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|2006|21                                |31                                  |
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|2007|32                                |37                                  |
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