Joe Walsh
Ceist:41 Mr. J. Walsh asked the Taoiseach the value and volume of consumer food exports for each of the years from 1994 to 1996 to the United Kingdom, continental EU markets and international markets. [8667/97]
Written Answers - Food Exports.
The information requested by the Deputy is given in the following tables. The latest month for which data are available is October 1996.
Value of food exports (£m)
|
UK |
Rest of EU |
Non-EU |
|
|
1994 |
1,145.7 |
1,135.4 |
589.2 |
|
1995 |
1,185.6 |
1,316.7 |
718.2 |
|
Jan.-Oct. 1996 |
1,009.1 |
810.7 |
592.1 |
Volume of food exports (tonnes)
|
UK |
Rest of EU |
Non-EU |
|
|
1994 |
884.304 |
582,958 |
522,545 |
|
1995 |
937,950 |
639,050 |
658,266 |
|
Jan.-Oct. 1996 |
809,750 |
431,290 |
510,023 |
Note: Overall, approximately 7 per cent of trade is unclassified by commodity. The unclassified trade includes low value transactions, parcel post, and some intra-EU estimates.