Vol. 465 No. 7
43 Mr. M. Kitt asked the Taoiseach the cost of imports of timber for each of the past five years; the cost of importing timber-related products in respect of this period; the types of timber involved; and the countries of origin. [10518/96]
The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following tables. Details are provided for 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and January-November 1995 for the main countries from which timber was imported.
Imports 1991
|
Countries |
Timber |
Veneer, Plywood, Fibreboard |
|||
|
Hardwood |
Softwood |
Unspecified |
Total |
||
|
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
|
|
Ghana |
5.6 |
0.0 |
— |
— |
5.6 |
|
Ivory Coast |
4.1 |
0.0 |
— |
0.0 |
4.1 |
|
USA |
4.8 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
4.6 |
11.4 |
|
Sweden |
0.0 |
14.2 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
15.1 |
|
Finland |
0.0 |
4.4 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
6.1 |
|
Norway |
0.0 |
1.4 |
— |
0.0 |
1.4 |
|
Russia |
0.0 |
6.7 |
— |
0.2 |
6.9 |
|
Other |
8.5 |
10.5 |
4.0 |
30.2 |
53.2 |
|
Total |
23.0 |
38.5 |
5.3 |
37.0 |
103.8 |
|
Countries |
Timber |
Veneer, Plywood, Fibreboard |
|||
|
Hardwood |
Softwood |
Unspecified |
Total |
||
|
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
|
|
Ghana |
6.6 |
0.0 |
— |
0.0 |
6.7 |
|
Ivory Coast |
6.0 |
0.0 |
— |
— |
6.0 |
|
USA |
5.1 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
4.9 |
11.4 |
|
Sweden |
0.4 |
20.1 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
21.0 |
|
Finland |
0.0 |
7.0 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
9.6 |
|
Norway |
0.0 |
2.6 |
— |
0.0 |
2.7 |
|
Russia |
0.0 |
2.6 |
— |
0.1 |
2.7 |
|
Other |
10.8 |
8.5 |
0.9 |
28.9 |
49.2 |
|
Total |
28.9 |
41.7 |
2.4 |
35.9 |
109.3 |
|
Countries |
Timber |
Veneer, Plywood, Fibreboard |
|||
|
Hardwood |
Softwood |
Unspecified |
Total |
||
|
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
|
|
Ghana |
6.8 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
7.8 |
|
Ivory Coast |
4.6 |
— |
— |
0.0 |
4.6 |
|
USA |
5.9 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
5.6 |
13.1 |
|
Sweden |
0.5 |
16.3 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
17.6 |
|
Finland |
0.1 |
9.9 |
0.1 |
2.3 |
12.4 |
|
Norway |
0.0 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
|
Russia |
0.3 |
4.1 |
— |
0.3 |
4.7 |
|
Other |
8.5 |
3.9 |
2.1 |
25.1 |
39.6 |
|
Total |
26.7 |
37.1 |
3.4 |
34.4 |
101.5 |
|
Countries |
Timber |
Veneer, Plywood, Fibreboard |
|||
|
Hardwood |
Softwood |
Unspecified |
Total |
||
|
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
|
|
Ghana |
14.2 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
14.9 |
|
Ivory Coast |
6.0 |
0.0 |
— |
— |
6.1 |
|
USA |
7.5 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
7.0 |
15.7 |
|
Sweden |
1.0 |
31.2 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
33.3 |
|
Finland |
0.3 |
13.3 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
16.0 |
|
Norway |
0.0 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.9 |
|
Russia |
0.2 |
3.8 |
— |
0.1 |
4.1 |
|
Other |
12.9 |
5.4 |
2.8 |
31.7 |
52.8 |
|
Total |
42.1 |
57.6 |
3.9 |
42.1 |
145.8 |
|
Countries |
Timber |
Veneer, Plywood, Fibreboard |
|||
|
Hardwood |
Softwood |
Unspecified |
Total |
||
|
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
£m |
|
|
Ghana |
13.0 |
0.0 |
— |
0.0 |
13.1 |
|
Ivory Coast |
4.3 |
0.1 |
— |
— |
4.4 |
|
USA |
6.7 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
6.6 |
14.2 |
|
Sweden |
2.0 |
17.0 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
22.0 |
|
Finland |
0.9 |
10.9 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
12.9 |
|
Norway |
0.1 |
2.0 |
— |
0.0 |
2.1 |
|
Russia |
0.0 |
1.4 |
— |
0.1 |
1.5 |
|
Other |
11.7 |
8.1 |
2.0 |
33.2 |
55.0 |
|
Total |
38.7 |
40.4 |
3.8 |
42.3 |
125.2 |
