andMr. Kelly asked the Taoiseach the rate of increase (i) in Ireland's exports over the past five years to each of the OPEC countries, and (ii) in imports from each of those countries.
Written Answers. - Trade with OPEC.
333.
The information requested by the Deputies is contained in the following tables:
A. Value of imports from the OPEC countries, 1974-1979
|
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
Percentage Increase 1974: 1979 |
|
|
£000 |
|||||||
|
Saudi Arabia |
41,190 |
26,745 |
22,307 |
56,846 |
41,069 |
65,609 |
59.3 |
|
Kuwait |
22,921 |
32,540 |
19,526 |
20,739 |
15,316 |
14,232 |
-37.9 |
|
Iran |
21,952 |
28,132 |
38,678 |
30,461 |
10,840 |
17,591 |
-19.9 |
|
Iraq |
10 |
5,056 |
5,681 |
22,580 |
43,149 |
21,877 |
* |
|
Ecuador |
1,628 |
2,396 |
3,726 |
5,355 |
5,541 |
6,339 |
289.4 |
|
Indonesia |
1,369 |
1,432 |
1,346 |
2,111 |
1,766 |
2,424 |
77.1 |
|
Nigeria |
2,574 |
2,393 |
3,009 |
2,952 |
4,642 |
8,463 |
228.8 |
|
Algeria |
242 |
346 |
302 |
263 |
298 |
3 |
-98.8 |
|
Libya |
— |
2 |
4 |
12 |
22 |
4 |
* |
|
Venezuela |
11 |
3 |
69 |
14 |
1,240 |
3,344 |
* |
|
United Arab Emirates |
12 |
— |
2 |
2 |
2,613 |
24 |
* |
|
Qatar |
— |
— |
227 |
3 |
— |
0 |
* |
|
Gabon |
— |
— |
3 |
— |
3 |
— |
* |
|
Total |
91,909 |
99,045 |
94,880 |
141,338 |
126,499 |
139,910 |
52.2 |
* Percentage change not shown where value of trade in 1974 was less than £100,000. A minus (-) indicates a percentage decrease.
B. Value of Exports to the OPEC countries, 1974-1979
|
1974 |
1975 |
1976 |
1977 |
1978 |
1979 |
Percentage Increase 1974: 1979 |
|
|
£000 |
|||||||
|
Saudi Arabia |
1,033 |
1,292 |
4,506 |
13,459 |
17,616 |
16,111 |
1,459.6 |
|
Kuwait |
487 |
984 |
2,407 |
3,077 |
3,668 |
6,943 |
1,325.7 |
|
Iran |
1,414 |
5,568 |
9,571 |
11,363 |
15,615 |
7,485 |
429.3 |
|
Iraq |
780 |
981 |
6,815 |
2,184 |
3,740 |
6,890 |
783.3 |
|
Ecuador |
106 |
98 |
385 |
961 |
656 |
864 |
715.1 |
|
Indonesia |
1,494 |
1,508 |
549 |
1,237 |
900 |
881 |
-41.0 |
|
Nigeria |
3,860 |
11,450 |
16,981 |
31,621 |
26,746 |
22,041 |
471.0 |
|
Algeria |
58 |
2,575 |
3,193 |
3,411 |
8,205 |
13,534 |
* |
|
Libya |
1,039 |
4,447 |
11,569 |
18,273 |
17,787 |
40,762 |
3,823.2 |
|
Venezuela |
1,698 |
2,788 |
3,246 |
5,003 |
11,106 |
8,373 |
393.1 |
|
United Arab Emirates |
506 |
686 |
4,048 |
4,765 |
2,298 |
3,236 |
539.5 |
|
Qatar |
36 |
244 |
583 |
697 |
433 |
846 |
* |
|
Gabon |
— |
1 |
— |
112 |
187 |
216 |
* |
|
Total |
12,511 |
32,622 |
63,853 |
96,163 |
108,957 |
128,182 |
924.6 |
* Percentage change not shown where value of trade in 1974 was less than £100,000. A minus(-) indicates a percentage decrease.