§ Mrs. Kellett-Bowmanasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the
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UNITED KINGDOM TOP 20 EXPORT MARKETS FOR MANUFACTURED GOODS 1979 To UK Exports of manufactures £ million UKExports per head of importing country's population (p) £ USA … … … … 3,078 14 West Germany … … … 2,791 46 France … … … … 2,321 44 Switzerland … … … 2,226 353 Belgium/Luxembourg … … 2,055 201 Netherlands … … … 1,929 138 Irish Republic … … … 1,836 574 Italy … … … … 1,176 21 Sweden … … … … 943 114 Saudi Arabia … … … 803 102 Australia … … … … 743 52 Canada … … … … 648 27 South Africa … … … 637 23 Nigeria … … … … 569 8 Denmark … … … … 559 110 Japan … … … … 482 4¼ Norway … … … … 444 108 India … … … … 431 ¾ Hong Kong … … … 399 87 Soviet Union … … … 375 1½ p=provisional Note: Manufactures include precious stones, which account for around seven-tenths of exports of manufacturers to Switzerland, one-third of such exports to Belgium/Luxembourg and one quarter of such exports to India. Sources: UK Trade Statistics OECD Main Economic Indicators UN Monthly Bulletin of Statistics outcome of the discussions under the general agreement on tariffs and trade between the European Commission and the United States of America regarding dual pricing of energy feedstocks; and what proposals he expects the European Commission to put forward to the Council of Ministers on 4 and 5 February.
§ Mr. ParkinsonThese discussions are still in progress. Since, however, they have not yet led to any agreed solution to the problem of imports of United States synthetic textile products, the EEC Commission has undertaken to put forward proposals for action to the Council of Ministers on 5 February. I am not able to anticipate the nature of these proposals.