asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state in terms of sterling the total value of imports to this country from South Africa for each of the years 1961 to 1967; and if he will indicate the nature of the goods imported, stating alternative sources of supply open to this country.
Ceisteanna—Questions Oral Answers. - Imports from South Africa.
58.
As the particulars requested by the Deputy regarding the total value and nature of the goods imported into this country from South Africa in the years 1961-67 are in the form of a tabular statement I propose with your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, to have the statement circulated with the Official Report.
It would not be practicable for me to indicate alternative sources of supply for the goods listed in the statement. This is normally a matter for importers themselves.
Following is the statement:
Value of Imports from Republic of South Africa in years 1961-1967.
|
Commodity |
1961 |
1962 |
1963 |
1964 |
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Fish, fresh, chilled or frozen |
— |
— |
— |
— |
11,707 |
16,661 |
2,038 |
|
Barley |
— |
— |
— |
— |
128,155 |
— |
— |
|
Milo |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
40,800 |
|
Oranges,tangerines, mandarins, etc. |
217,437 |
242,273 |
238,736 |
299,906 |
274,992 |
392,013 |
425,692 |
|
Grapefruit |
12,250 |
17,383 |
19,425 |
46,570 |
24,277 |
52,814 |
61,749 |
|
Lemons, limes, etc. |
1,185 |
1,587 |
4,227 |
993 |
5,536 |
7,255 |
12,579 |
|
Apples |
60,280 |
50,684 |
77,603 |
33,462 |
77,379 |
123,550 |
147,613 |
|
Grapes |
56,375 |
65,139 |
60,065 |
62,926 |
74,346 |
66,603 |
79,196 |
|
Pears |
37,938 |
16,843 |
22,209 |
22,916 |
15,901 |
24,199 |
16,798 |
|
Plums |
21,324 |
13,072 |
22,419 |
22,936 |
26,939 |
22,594 |
36,465 |
|
Nuts, edible |
19,114 |
13,320 |
1,258 |
1,584 |
112 |
327 |
395 |
|
Dried fruit |
3,039 |
7 |
2 |
6,506 |
2,263 |
5,267 |
10,088 |
|
Fruit, fruit peel, etc. preserved by sugar candied, drained, glacé, etc. |
5,154 |
7,118 |
5,246 |
4,072 |
609 |
5,218 |
7,872 |
|
Fruit juices, unfermented |
6,395 |
841 |
3,763 |
17,144 |
12,649 |
22,889 |
12,965 |
|
Fruit in syrup in airtight containers |
26,365 |
51,024 |
165,606 |
270,344 |
344,884 |
378,073 |
383,663 |
|
Molasses, edible and inedible |
— |
— |
— |
19,577 |
— |
7,420 |
— |
|
Tea |
2,166 |
8,769 |
11,501 |
713 |
1,689 |
1,020 |
— |
|
Corn offals |
— |
— |
— |
1,263 |
2,682 |
39,432 |
34,254 |
|
Fish meal |
— |
34,141 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
27,500 |
|
Wine, still |
14,810 |
10,931 |
13,931 |
13,015 |
17,431 |
11,983 |
16,461 |
|
Tobacco, unstripped or unstemmed |
14,390 |
23,897 |
23,278 |
33,058 |
40,271 |
— |
7,622 |
|
Oilseeds, oil nuts, etc., groundnuts, green |
— |
— |
68,501 |
5,534 |
2,266 |
— |
32,221 |
|
Oilseeds, oil nuts and oil kernels, other |
180 |
15,546 |
300 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Logs for sawing, non-conifer |
— |
— |
776 |
— |
21,044 |
40,298 |
15,370 |
|
Sheep's and lambs' wool, cleaned or scoured after clipping: |
|||||||
|
Merino |
18,519 |
16,889 |
11,627 |
19,839 |
9,342 |
8,784 |
13,373 |
|
Crossbred |
38,735 |
36,302 |
42,907 |
24,524 |
13,768 |
27,223 |
23,011 |
|
Carpet |
780 |
878 |
4,127 |
10,017 |
10,012 |
39,829 |
8,134 |
|
Sheep's and lambs' wool, greasy |
717 |
2,456 |
— |
4,405 |
4,993 |
28,860 |
11,099 |
|
Wool tops |
1,496 |
3,139 |
8,299 |
9,270 |
27,756 |
26,260 |
28,589 |
|
Sisal fibre |
— |
41,284 |
— |
— |
— |
20 |
— |
|
Asbestos |
28,885 |
56,846 |
34,211 |
57,952 |
120,976 |
118,054 |
53,795 |
|
Coal, anthracite |
5 |
— |
29 |
— |
— |
13,179 |
5,318 |
|
Tanning extracts of vegetable origin |
11,600 |
35,136 |
22,782 |
4,175 |
17,347 |
14,743 |
19,016 |
|
Chemicals, n. e. s. |
1,803 |
3,006 |
3,572 |
3,232 |
4,979 |
2,035 |
5,860 |
|
Pearls, diamonds (other than industrial) and other precious and semi-precious stones |
— |
— |
— |
— |
27,586 |
39,882 |
472 |
|
Pigs iron |
— |
— |
— |
— |
5,639 |
2,306 |
— |
|
Interchangeable tools for hand or machine tools |
— |
— |
— |
397 |
1,072 |
3,880 |
8,208 |
|
Hand tools, pneumatic |
— |
1,982 |
— |
— |
13,244 |
— |
379 |
|
Other non-electric machinery |
1,777 |
8,785 |
7,839 |
7,357 |
11,134 |
20,452 |
6,960 |
|
Electrical apparatus for making, etc., electric circuits in vehicles |
— |
— |
— |
1,126 |
7,164 |
— |
1 |
|
Automotive electrical equipment for vehicles: |
|||||||
|
Starting and igniting equipment |
— |
3,439 |
8,617 |
20,550 |
12,541 |
6 |
388 |
|
Lighting and signalling equipment |
— |
— |
251 |
10,250 |
1,254 |
— |
— |
|
Finished structural parts and assemblies I. & S.: |
|||||||
|
Angles, shapes, sections, etc. |
— |
44,511 |
521 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Other |
— |
57,911 |
2,822 |
101 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Railway locomotives, diesel |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
22,387 |
— |
|
Parcel post |
3,234 |
— |
2,727 |
2,942 |
876 |
— |
11,185 |
|
Re-directed trade |
— |
— |
43 |
5 |
— |
17,826 |
250 |
|
Miscellaneous articles |
13,779 |
47,832 |
38,130 |
44,080 |
40,480 |
52,437 |
57,736 |
|
*TOTAL |
619,732 |
932,971 |
927,350 |
1,082,741 |
1,415,295 |
1,655,779 |
1,625,115 |
*These figures do not include imports into Shannon Free Airport from South Africa.