asked the Taoiseach if he will indicate for each of the past five years the quantity and value of imports and exports by product category, in respect of the Portuguese territories of Mozambique, Angola and Guinea-Bissao.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Trade with Portuguese Territories.
With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the data requested in so far as they are available.
Following is the statement:
IMPORTS FROM MOZAMBIQUE IN THE YEARS 1967 TO 1971
Description |
Unit of Quantity |
Quantity |
Value (£) |
||||||||
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
||
Oranges |
cwt. |
63 |
220 |
— |
— |
244 |
260 |
600 |
— |
— |
1,300 |
Grapefruit |
,, |
— |
— |
1,581 |
438— |
— |
— |
— |
7,035 |
2,106 |
|
Lemons |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
233 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1,200 |
Coconuts, brazil and cashew nuts |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
134 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2,902 |
Other edible nuts |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
6,760 |
4,138 |
— |
— |
— |
17,269 |
10,690 |
Fruit, not in syrup, tinned |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
90 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
423 |
Fruit in syrup, tinned |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
428 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2,926 |
|
Fresh or chilled vegetables |
,, |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
22 |
— |
— |
|
Tea |
,, |
1,605 |
4,575 |
3,427 |
10,531 |
21,513 |
16,549 |
84,087 |
50,832 |
165,607 |
350,999 |
Pepper and pimento |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
34 |
Other spices |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
|
Pollard |
,, |
— |
14,400 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
17,510 |
— |
— |
|
Cotton seed cake and meal |
,, |
26,624 |
75,577 |
27,873 |
4,922 |
32,545 |
44,893 |
136,877 |
51,472 |
9,230 |
68,413 |
Groundnut,,,,,, |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
6,900 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
17,269 |
Linseed ,, ,, ,, |
,, |
— |
3,000 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
5,810 |
— |
— |
|
Tobacco, unmanufactured, stripped or stemmed |
lb. |
— |
— |
74,236 |
118,515 |
73,703 |
— |
— |
24,323 |
40,196 |
16,867 |
Oil seeds—cotton seed |
cwt. |
— |
— |
15,715 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
27,658 |
— |
|
Poles, piling posts and other wood in the round |
standard |
15 |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
2,124 |
— |
— |
381 |
|
Non-conifer lumber, sawn, etc. |
,, |
46 |
37 |
12 |
30 |
— |
6,217 |
5,756 |
1,882 |
6,242 |
|
,,,,,, planed, etc. |
,, |
1 |
5 |
6 |
— |
— |
261 |
2,018 |
711 |
— |
|
Sulphate wood pulp |
cwt. |
— |
— |
1,998 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
4,598 |
— |
|
Cotton, raw |
,, |
— |
2,845 |
3,436 |
— |
— |
— |
32,143 |
37,833 |
— |
|
Building and monumental stone other than slate |
,, |
— |
801 |
3,635 |
— |
— |
— |
589 |
4,267 |
— |
|
Asbestos (including raw fibre) |
,, |
— |
4,400 |
— |
16,833 |
— |
— |
14,438 |
— |
83,250 |
|
Other crude non-metallic minerals |
,, |
5,231 |
11,280 |
8,135 |
28,390 |
12,188 |
4,208 |
10,611 |
7,837 |
27,695 |
16,941 |
Ores and concentrates of non-ferrous base metals |
ton |
13,806 |
17,721 |
— |
— |
— |
98,339 |
130,915 |
— |
— |
|
Gum arabic and other gums |
cwt. |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
28 |
— |
— |
|
Dyeing extracts |
,, |
9 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
56 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Leather |
sq.ft. |
— |
— |
366 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2,453 |
— |
|
Prefabricated buildings |
cwt. |
— |
— |
56 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
231 |
— |
|
Steel bars, rods and rounds |
ton |
— |
— |
— |
213 |
412 |
— |
— |
— |
14,166 |
27,756 |
Zinc and alloys, unwrought |
cwt. |
— |
— |
800 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
4,775 |
— |
|
Parts for vehicles and tractors |
value |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1,303 |
489 |
— |
— |
|
Goods temporarily imported |
value |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
34,836 |
|
TOTAL |
174,210 |
441,893 |
225,907 |
403,906 |
514,794 |
IMPORTS FROM ANGOLA IN THE YEARS 1967 TO 1971
Description |
Unit of Quantity |
Quantity |
Value (£) |
||||||||
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
||
Coffee, not roasted |
lb. |
47,848 |
6,664 |
250 |
2,226 |
— |
5,251 |
971 |
43 |
375 |
|
Wine, still other than vermouths |
gall. |
— |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
10 |
— |
— |
|
Tobacco, unmanufactured, stripped or stemmed |
lb. |
— |
25,196 |
115,331 |
40,212 |
55,835 |
— |
3,393 |
25,735 |
11,691 |
19,741 |
Tobacco, unmanufactured, unstripped |
,, |
— |
6 |
— |
— |
43 |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
71 |
Domestic or decorative articles of wood and cork |
cwt. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Goods temporarily imported |
value |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
7,455 |
|
Total |
5,255 |
4,376 |
25,778 |
19,522 |
19,812 |
||||||
*IMPORTS FROM PORTUGUESE TERRITORIES IN AFRICA INCLUDING GUINEA (BISSAU), CAPE VERDE, S. TOME AND PRINCIPLE ISLANDS IN THE YEARS 1967 TO 1971 |
|||||||||||
ea |
cwt. |
— |
993 |
— |
75 |
1,640 |
— |
18,80 |
— |
1,000 |
35,108 |
Pollard |
,, |
— |
10,770 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
14,075 |
— |
— |
|
Cotton-seed cake and meal |
,, |
24,555 |
39,764 |
25,421 |
— |
5,903 |
40,563 |
69,804 |
44,084 |
— |
13,588 |
Groundnut,,,,,, |
,, |
— |
9,852 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
18,720 |
— |
— |
|
Flour and meal of oil seeds, nuts and kernels, not defatted |
,, |
4,105 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
4,003 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Non conifer lumber, sawn |
standard |
— |
18 |
— |
— |
— |
67 |
2,142 |
— |
— |
|
Building and monumental stone other than slate |
cwt. |
— |
1,018 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
965 |
— |
— |
|
Artificial and prepared waxes not emulsified |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
Stuffed articles of bedding including eiderdowns pillows and cushions (not of cellular rubber) |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
5 |
— |
Total |
44,633 |
124,513 |
44,084 |
1,005 |
48,699 |
*Separate figures for imports from Guinea (Bissau) are not available.
EXPORTS TO MOZAMBIQUE IN THE YEARS 1967 TO 1971
Description |
Unit of Quantity |
Quantity |
Value (£) |
||||||||
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
||
Meat, dried cured, etc |
Cwt. |
— |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
559 |
— |
— |
|
Biscuits |
Cwt. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
7 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
149 |
Fruit juices, unfermented, frozen or not |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
11 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1,170 |
Leguminous vegetables, dried |
,, |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
34 |
— |
— |
|
Soups and broths |
,, |
— |
— |
40 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
278 |
— |
|
Whiskey, home-made |
Pf. Gall. |
— |
— |
— |
68 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
263 |
|
Penicillin, streptomycin and other antibiotics |
Value |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
157 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Medicaments, ointments, etc. |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
336 |
146 |
306 |
— |
420 |
Starches, albuminoid substances, glues |
Cwt. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
51 |
Yarn of textile fibres, n.e.s. |
lb. |
— |
4,737 |
— |
— |
9,891 |
— |
543 |
— |
— |
1,396 |
Worsted fabrics—suitings and overcoatings |
Sq. Yd. |
— |
1,685 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1,288 |
— |
— |
|
Building and monumental stone |
ton. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
8 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
650 |
Glass (tableware and other) |
Cwt. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
69 |
Stained Glass windows |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
860 |
|
Household ware of other ceramic materials |
,, |
— |
— |
6 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
129 |
— |
|
Aluminium wire cables and ropes |
,, |
198 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2,465 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Cutlery and tableware |
Value |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
139 |
— |
— |
— |
42 |
Church ornaments of base metal |
Cwt. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
500 |
Lifting and loading machinery |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
75 |
Scales and other weighing machines and weights |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
25 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
968 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances, n.e.s. |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
60 |
97 |
Switches and switchgear |
,, |
— |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
110 |
— |
— |
|
Telecommunications apparatus |
Value |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
90 |
|
Lighting fixtures and fittings of base metal |
Cwt. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
485 |
Professional, scientific, etc., instruments and appliances |
Value |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
4,432 |
— |
— |
55 |
113 |
Sanitary, plumbing and lighting fixtures of plastic |
Cwt. |
— |
49 |
19 |
134 |
42 |
— |
841 |
368 |
2,225 |
684 |
Mechanical lighters |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
96 |
— |
|
Total |
7,529 |
3,521 |
1,177 |
3,553 |
6,869 |
EXPORTS TO ANGOLA IN THE YEARS 1967 TO 1971
Description |
Unit of Quantity |
Quantity |
Value (£) |
||||||||
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
||
Biscuits |
cwt. |
14 |
— |
6 |
7 |
— |
219 |
— |
102 |
125 |
153 |
Barytes |
,, |
— |
17,224 |
178,536 |
— |
— |
— |
12,031 |
155,908 |
— |
|
Medicaments, ointments |
Value |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
62 |
— |
— |
|
Starches, albuminoid substances and glues |
cwt. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
71 |
Safety razor blades and blanks |
Gross |
— |
— |
— |
— |
208 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
297 |
Cultivators, hoes, grubbers |
No. |
6 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
14 |
987 |
867 |
1,567 |
1,470 |
4,303 |
Other agricultural machinery for preparing and cultivating the soil |
cwt. |
2 |
— |
12 |
3 |
12 |
131 |
— |
162 |
157 |
591 |
Parts for tractors |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
107 |
Fork lift and other industrial trucks |
,, |
4 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
107 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Pumps and centrifuges |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
122 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
22,569 |
Machinery and mechanical appliances, n.e.s. |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
32 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2,039 |
Parts and accessories of machinery, n.e.s. |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
186 |
Electrical machinery and apparatus including parts |
Value |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
264 |
Surgical, medical, dental and Veterinary instruments and appliances |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
18,169 |
1,566 |
1,068 |
Musical instruments |
,, |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
133 |
— |
|
Sanitary, plumbing and lighting fixtures and fittings |
cwt. |
— |
— |
17 |
19 |
— |
— |
— |
250 |
400 |
|
Mechanical lighters |
,, |
— |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1,069 |
— |
— |
|
TOTAL |
1,444 |
14,029 |
176,291 |
3,718 |
31,648 |
*EXPORTS TO PORTUGUESE TERRITORIES IN AFRICA, INCLUDING GUINEA (BISSAU) CAPE VERDE, S.TOME, AND PRINCIPLE ISLANDS IN THE YEARS 1967 TO 1971
Description |
Unit of Quantity |
Quantity |
Value (£) |
||||||||
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
1970 |
1971 |
||
Milk, dried or powdered |
cwt. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
30 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
310 |
Biscuits |
,, |
7 |
8 |
7 |
— |
— |
79 |
117 |
111 |
— |
|
Non-alcoholic beverages |
gall. |
— |
— |
— |
9,060 |
9,990 |
— |
— |
— |
4,993 |
5,538 |
Whiskey, home-made |
pf. gall. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
38 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
328 |
Cigarettes |
lb. |
— |
— |
23 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
21 |
— |
|
Other manufactured tobacco |
,, |
— |
— |
25 |
— |
499 |
— |
— |
24 |
— |
300 |
Medicaments, ointments, etc. |
Value |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
60 |
— |
— |
|
Perfumery, cosmetics, etc. |
cwt. |
— |
38 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
428 |
— |
— |
|
Tyres and tubes for vehicles |
No. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
1,000 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
400 |
Glass and glassware |
cwt. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
898 |
Tools for use in the hand or in machines |
,, |
3 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
32 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Sanitary, plumbing and lighting fixtures and fittings |
,, |
— |
— |
22 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
460 |
— |
|
Toys and games |
value |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
68 |
41 |
Total |
111 |
605 |
616 |
5,061 |
7,815 |
*Separate figures for exports to Guinea (Bissau) are not available.
The remaining questions will appear on tomorrow's Order Paper.