§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the President of the Board of Trade what information he has from international sources regarding the percentage share of world exports of manufactures held by the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the United States, Sweden and Japan, respectively, in 1959, 1964, 1965, and 1966.
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§ Mr. DarlingThe following table shows the percentage shares held by the countries named of the exports of manufactures (Section 5–8 of the Standard International Trade Classification, Revised) from the 12 main manufacturing countries i.e. United Kingdom, United
1959 1964* 1965 1966 (provisional) United Kingdom … … 17.7 14.2 14.0 13.5 13 France … … 9.2 8.9 8.7 8.9 8½ German Federal Republic … … 19.1 19.7 19.4 19.2 19½ Italy … … 4.4 6.4 6.3 6.8 7 United States … … 21.2 20.4 21.5 20.3 20½ Sweden … … 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.3 3¼ Japan … … 6.7 8.3 8.2 9.4 9¾ * A redefinition of the United States "Special Category" at the beginning of 1965 caused a discontinuity in the series of world exports of manufactures, and hence in the share series. Estimates for 1964 on the new basis are shown to provide a link.