§ Mr. Tim Rentonasked the Secretary of State for Trade what is Great Britain's current share of world trade; what this is worth in value terms; and what was her share of world trade in 1975, 1970 and 1965.
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§ Mr. MeacherFigures are not separately available for Great Britain as opposed to the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom's share of world trade is normally measured in terms of our share of the value of the main manufacturing countries' exports of manufactured goods. This information is provided in table C1 of the latest edition—No. 29—of the Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics, a copy of which is available in the House of Commons library.