asked the Taoiseach if he will give particulars of the most recent trade figures between this country and the USSR.
Written Answers. - Trade with USSR.
294.
The value of trade with the USSR in the year 1977 (provisional figures) was:—
Imports £25.6 million Exports £6.3 million
The principal items for the period January-November 1977, the latest for which details are available, are as follows:—
|
Imports |
£ million |
|
Fish and fish preparations |
0.1 |
|
Wood, lumber and cork |
1.7 |
|
Textile fibres and waste |
1.6 |
|
Distillate fuels |
7.7 |
|
Residual fuel oils |
10.9 |
|
Fixed vegetable oils and fats |
0.2 |
|
Chemical elements and compounds |
0.1 |
|
Fertilisers, manufactured |
0.3 |
|
Wood and cork manufactures |
0.1 |
|
Machinery (non-electric) |
0.1 |
|
Electric machinery, goods etc. |
0.3 |
|
Professional, scientific, etc. goods, watches and clocks |
0.1 |
|
Miscellaneous manufactured articles |
0.1 |
|
TOTAL |
23.3 |
|
Exports |
£ million |
|
Meat and meat preparations |
0.1 |
|
Sugar, sugar preparations and honey |
1.4 |
|
Miscellaneous food preparations |
0.6 |
|
Chemical elements and compounds |
1.3 |
|
Leather, leather manufactures and dressed furskins |
0.2 |
|
Textile yarn, fabrics etc. |
0.2 |
|
Non-metallic mineral manufactures |
0.1 |
|
Machinery (non-electric) |
1.7 |
|
Clothing |
0.1 |
|
Professional, scientific, etc. goods, watches and clocks |
0.1 |
|
TOTAL |
5.7 |