HC Deb 14 March 1977 vol 928 cc66-7W
Mr. Ron Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish in the Official Report the latest estimates of (a) United Kingdom imports of finished and semi-finished manufactured goods from, and (b) the United Kingdom's crude trade deficit with, the following countries in 1976: France, West Germany, Japan, Italy, the Netherlands and the United States of America.

Mr. Clinton Davis

The figures are:

(a) United Kingdom Imports in 1976 £ million (cif) (b) United Kingdom
Finished Manufactured Goods Semi-Finished Manufactured Goods Crude Trade Deficit in 1976 £ million
France 1,012 476 —381
West Germany 1,584 873 —923
Japan 614 137 —437
Italy 566 266 —280
Netherlands 400 678 —928
United states of America 1,561 669 —596

The information is given in Tables II and IB of the December 1976 issue of Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom, a copy of which is in the House of Commons Library.

Mr. Ron Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) if he will publish in the Official Report the latest available estimate of the total United Kingdom imports of finished and semi-finished manufactured goods in 1976;

(2) if he will publish in the Official Report (a) the percentage of the United

1976 1967
Value £ million cif Percentage of total imports (excluding fuels) Percentage of total imports (excluding fuels)
Finished manufactures … … … 8,860 34.7 21.8
Semi-finished manufactures … … … 8,073 31.6 28.0

Mr. Ron Thomas

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish in the Official Report the year-by-year increases or decreases in volume terms of United Kingdom imports of finished and semi-finished manufactured goods in the decade from 1967 to 1976.

Mr. Clinton Davis

The figures are:

VOLUME OF UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS (Overseas Trade Statistics Basis)
Percentage change on previous year
Finished manufactured goods Semi-finished manufactured goods
1967 +22 +7
1968 +17 +16
1969 +9 +3
1970 +8 +6
1971 +15 +6
1972 +26 +12
1973 +28 +16
1974 +2 +8
1975 -3 -10
1976 +7 +10

Mr. Terry Walker

asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he has received any requests from British Airways to sanction the purchase of further BAC111s.

Mr. Clinton Davis

No.