HC Deb 04 August 1976 vol 916 cc836-7W
Mr. Clemitson

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish figures of United Kingdom industrial exports expressed as a percentage of the production of index of production industries for each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Meacher

Estimates of the value of United Kingdom exports of manufactured goods expressed as a percentage of the production of manufacturing industry on the basic of 1970 prides are given below for each of the last 10 years.

Year Per cent. exported
1966 … … … 25
1967 … … … 25
1968 … … … 26
1969 … … … 28
1970 … … … 29
1971 … … … 32
1972 … … … 32
1973 … … … 33
1974 … … … 36
1975 … … … 37

Sources: Input-Output Tables, Overseas Trade Statistics, Economic Trends.