§ 7. Mr. Edwin Wainwrightasked the Secretary of State for Trade what has been the value of imports into the United Kingdom over each of the past four years; and what is the corresponding value of exports in each case.
§ Mr. ParkinsonIn 1979 the value of imports into the United Kingdom was £44,001 million; and the value of United Kingdom exports was £40,689 million.
With permission, I will circulate the information for earlier years in the Official Report.
Following is the information.
UNITED KINGDOM VISIBLE TRADE £ million, BoP basis Total export of goods Total imports of goods 1976 25,193 29,104 1977 31,734 33,973 1978 35,071 36,564