§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for machinery, metal manufactures and chemicals, respectively, the percentage increase in the price of imports, exports and wholesale prices during each of the calendar years 1977, 1978 and 1979, and over the three years taken together.
§ Mr. ParkinsonThe information requested is as follows:
(2) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for the European Economic Community Six and the rest of the world the value and volume based in 1975 of imports and exports of intermediate and of capital goods in 1969, 1979, 1979 and 1980 to date;
(3) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for the 527W European Economic Community Six and for the rest of the world the value and volume based on 1975 of imports and exports of consumer goods for 1969, 1970, 1979 and 1980 to date.
§ Mr. ParkinsonThis information is not available as trade data for geographical regions are not analysed by end-use categories.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade if, further to
UNITED KINGDOM TRADE IN MACHINERY* 1975 = 100 OTS basis Export Volume Indices (SA) Export Unit Value Indices (NSA) Consumer Intermediate Capital Consumer Intermediate Capital 4th Quarter 1976 … 117 104 95 129 127 135 1st Quarter 1980 … 99 113 100 179 192 179
Terms of Traded† Relative Volume‡ Consumer Intermediate Capital Consumer Intermediate Capital 4th Quarter 1976 … 105 91 96 93 93 87 1st Quarter 1980 … 130 129 106 52 68 60 1970 … … 101 98 94 226 106 118 1971 … … 94 106 93 177 108 130 1972 … … 102 107 97 104 95 96 1973 … … 82 94 96 77 85 88 1974 … … 94 101 99 84 84 81 1975 … … 100 100 100 100 100 100 1976 … … 107 92 97 109 96 94 1977 … … 115 99 101 87 86 91 1978 … … 116 109 103 86 78 74 1979 … … 131 123 106 47 68 60 *SITC (R2) Divisions 71 to 77 †Export unit value index as a percentage of import unit value index ‡ Export volume index as a percentage of import volume index