asked the Taoiseach the value of the following items imported in 1983 (a) table ware, (b) decorative pottery and gift-ware, (c) toilet ware, (d) electrical insulators, and (e) paint intermediates.
Written Answers. - Imports Statistics.
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The available information based on headings used in the official trade classification is given in the following table:
|
Imports in 1983 |
£ million |
|
(a) Tableware of porcelain, china or other kinds of pottery |
7.4 |
|
Table or kitchen utensils of plastic |
2.5 |
|
Table knives of base metal |
0.3 |
|
(b) Statuettes and other ornaments, and articles of personal adornment; articles of furniture (of ceramics) |
3.4 |
|
Ornaments and other fancy articles and articles for personal adornment of plastic materials |
0.6 |
|
(c) Sinks, wash basins, bidets, urinals, baths etc. of ceramics |
3.9 |
|
Other ceramic articles for domestic or toilet purposes |
2.5 |
|
Sanitary or toilet articles of plastic materials |
3.5 |
|
(d) Electrical insulators |
2.0 |
|
(e) Colour lakes; paint pigments; other colouring matter; inorganic luminophores; alkyds |
4.5 |