African Trade Hugh Bayley To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the value is at current prices of United Kingdom (a) exports to and (b) imports from Africa in each of the last 20 years; and what percentage of (i) UK and (ii) world trade UK trade with Africa constitute in each of these years. [113650] Ms Hewitt Table 1 shows the value of UK exports to Africa and imports from Africa between 1983 and 2002, in current prices. Table 2 shows UK trade with Africa as a percentage of UK trade. Table 3 shows UK trade with Africa as a percentage of world trade with Africa and Table 4 shows UK trade with Africa as a percentage of total world trade. All the figures refer to the trade in goods only. ------ | | ------ |1983| ------ |1984| ------ |1985| ------ |1986| ------ |1987| ------ |1988| ------ |1989| ------ |1990| ------ |1991| ------ |1992| ------ |1993| ------ |1994| ------ |1995| ------ |1996| ------ |1997| ------ |1998| ------ |1999| ------ |2000| ------ |2001| ------ |2002| ------ Source: HM Customs & Excise ------ | | ------ |1983| ------ |1984| ------ |1985| ------ |1986| ------ |1987| ------ |1988| ------ |1989| ------ |1990| ------ |1991| ------ |1992| ------ |1993| ------ |1994| ------ |1995| ------ |1996| ------ |1997| ------ |1998| ------ |1999| ------ |2000| ------ |2001| ------ |2002| ------ Source: HM Customs & Excise ------ | | ------ |1983| ------ |1984| ------ |1985| ------ |1986| ------ |1987| ------ |1988| ------ |1989| ------ |1990| ------ |1991| ------ |1992| ------ |1993| ------ |1994| ------ |1995| ------ ------ | | ------ |1996| ------ |1997| ------ |1998| ------ |1999| ------ |2000| ------ |2001| ------ |2002| ------ Source: IMF Direction of Trade ------ | | ------ |1983| ------ |1984| ------ |1985| ------ |1986| ------ |1987| ------ |1988| ------ |1989| ------ |1990| ------ |1991| ------ |1992| ------ |1993| ------ |1994| ------ |1995| ------ |1996| ------ |1997| ------ |1998| ------ |1999| ------ |2000| ------ |2001| ------ |2002| ------ Source: IMF Direction of Trade