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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 5 Jun 1991

Vol. 409 No. 4

Written Answers. - Food Imports.

Ivor Callely

Question:

44 Mr. Callely asked the Taoiseach the way food imports in 1990 compares with 1985.

The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following table:

Food Imports.

1985

1990

Percentage change

£m

£m

%

Meat and meat preparations

58.5

86.6

+48.0

Dairy products and birds' eggs

32.6

55.5

+70.2

Fish, crustaceans and molluscs and preparations thereof

32.5

52.8

+62.5

Cereals and cereal preparations

172.7

183.5

+6.3

Vegetables and fruit

179.5

217.7

+21.3

Sugar, sugar preparations and honey

64.3

68.2

+6.1

Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof

127.3

109.9

-13.7

Miscellaneous edible products and preparations

51.2

80.1

+56.4

Total Food

718.5

854.3

+18.9

In general it should be noted that commodity details from external trade statistics does not include:
(a) transactions (non-dutiable) of less than £100 for 1985 and £200 for 1990;
(b) trade by firms operating in Shannon Free Airport; and
(c) postal packages not covered by customs entries.
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