asked the Taoiseach the range of woodcraft imports into the country giving (a) the value of the imports; (b) the items imported; and (c) the country of origin.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Woodcraft Imports.
2.
(Dún Laoghaire): There is no specific heading for “Woodcraft” in the trade statistics. However, I propose to circulate a statement showing the available information on imports of wood manufactures in 1983.
Following is the statement:
I — Imports of wooden furniture in 1983.
|
Country |
Chairs and seats (including parts thereof) — of wood |
Bedroom furniture — of wood |
Dining and living room furniture — of wood |
Kitchen furniture — of wood |
Shop furniture — of wood |
Office furniture — of wood |
Other furniture (incl. parts NES) — of wood |
Total |
|
£000 |
||||||||
|
France |
119.4 |
37.2 |
60.6 |
149.4 |
119.8 |
12.0 |
75.5 |
574.0 |
|
Belgium/Luxembourg |
693.6 |
5.7 |
140.1 |
288.2 |
19.5 |
5.3 |
387.2 |
1,539.8 |
|
Netherlands |
763.2 |
55.0 |
424.9 |
27.8 |
23.4 |
4.8 |
118.6 |
1,417.7 |
|
Germany F.R. |
417.5 |
132.7 |
49.6 |
397.1 |
190.3 |
165.1 |
677.1 |
2,029.4 |
|
Italy |
531.1 |
243.9 |
426.5 |
91.2 |
231.9 |
51.1 |
220.6 |
1,796.3 |
|
Great Britain |
2,982.5 |
1,596.1 |
3,051.9 |
1,198.1 |
1,970.5 |
808.9 |
1,824.3 |
13,432.3 |
|
Denmark |
86.6 |
21.9 |
152.5 |
13.6 |
24.5 |
18.1 |
101.7 |
418.9 |
|
Northern Ireland |
525.2 |
587.6 |
317.6 |
216.1 |
27.8 |
42.8 |
225.5 |
1,942.7 |
|
Czechoslovakia |
328.0 |
47.9 |
136.1 |
2.0 |
— |
— |
13.2 |
527.2 |
|
Taiwan |
84.5 |
39.7 |
263.1 |
4.6 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
149.0 |
541.1 |
|
Other Countries |
413.5 |
85.2 |
328.3 |
217.8 |
130.6 |
60.2 |
235.7 |
1,471.4 |
|
Total |
6,945.1 |
2,852.9 |
5,351.2 |
2,606.2 |
2,738.4 |
1,168.4 |
4,028.5 |
25,690.7 |
II — Imports of articles of wood (other than furniture) in 1983.
|
Country |
Wooden packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and the like |
Coopers' products of wood (including staves) |
Builders' carpentry and joinery incl. prefab buildings etc. |
Wooden tools, tool and broom handles and bodies and the like |
Household utensils of wood |
Wooden picture frames and the like |
Other items of wood for domestic or decorative use |
Other articles of wood |
Total |
|
£000 |
|||||||||
|
France |
93.5 |
0.7 |
135.7 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
10.8 |
23.0 |
265.7 |
|
Belgium/Luxembourg |
— |
— |
43.4 |
27.6 |
0.5 |
— |
1.3 |
13.1 |
86.0 |
|
Netherlands |
32.1 |
0.0 |
59.9 |
1.2 |
5.2 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
26.2 |
129.1 |
|
Germany F.R. |
12.2 |
— |
104.2 |
106.2 |
0.5 |
5.5 |
37.9 |
226.6 |
493.1 |
|
Italy |
0.4 |
— |
3.9 |
8.3 |
10.8 |
18.5 |
81.9 |
139.8 |
263.5 |
|
Great Britain |
294.1 |
48.5 |
4,310.8 |
190.7 |
211.0 |
249.6 |
447.7 |
1,412.0 |
7,164.4 |
|
Denmark |
1.7 |
0.4 |
676.5 |
3.0 |
74.3 |
— |
8.8 |
28.7 |
793.4 |
|
Northern Ireland |
157.1 |
2.5 |
1,080.3 |
73.5 |
5.8 |
18.4 |
67.4 |
330.1 |
1,735.0 |
|
Sweden |
45.8 |
1.8 |
59.1 |
2.5 |
0.4 |
29.8 |
7.5 |
169.5 |
316.4 |
|
U.S.A. |
6.6 |
422.8 |
84.2 |
270.5 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
11.0 |
156.2 |
954.5 |
|
Canada |
5.4 |
— |
285.6 |
32.8 |
— |
0.1 |
0.7 |
593.2 |
917.7 |
|
Taiwan |
— |
— |
653.1 |
4.0 |
44.5 |
1.2 |
85.2 |
99.2 |
887.2 |
|
Other Countries |
4.8 |
31.6 |
518.6 |
96.3 |
151.4 |
18.3 |
89.5 |
274.5 |
1,184.5 |
|
Total |
653.7 |
508.4 |
8,015.4 |
816.8 |
508.0 |
344.5 |
851.8 |
3,492.0 |
15,190.6 |