§ Mr. Bowen Wellsasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the percentage increase in the volume of trade for each member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development between 1954 and 1978.
§ Mr. ParkinsonThe available information is as follows:
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Percentage increase in the volume of trade of the OECD countries between 1954 and 1978 Exports Imports Australia 280 230 Austria 630 1,010 Belgium/Luxembourg 630 580 Canada 390 380 Denmark 330 340 Finland 320 280 France 570 700 Federal Republic of Germany 620 790 in total trade, with (a) the developing countries, (b) newly industrialising countries, (c) other developing countries, (d) oil exporting countries and (e) non-oil exporting developing countries, in 1950, 1960, 1970 and 1980.
§ Mr. ParkinsonThe available information is given in the tables below. The other information requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost, and in some cases is not available on a consistent basis.
Exports Imports Greece 820 660 Iceland 220 400 Irish Republic 410 350 Italy 1,430 720 Japan 2,530 1090 Netherlands 570 480 New Zealand 140 80 Norway 500 360 Portugal *220 *550 Spain 1,180 970 Sweden 390 310 Switzerland 450 480 Turkey n.a. n.a. United Kingdom 200 210 United States of America 310 470 Notes: Figures rounded to nearest 10.
* 1954 to 1977, estimated.
n.a. not available.
Sources: United Kingdom—latest United Kingdom trade statistics.
Portugal—based on United Nations statistical yearbooks.
Other countries—International Monetary Fund International Financial Statistics Yearbook 1980.
§ Mr. Bowen Wellsasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the proportion of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's manufactured imports sent by newly industrialising countries in 1979 and 1980.
§ Mr. ParkinsonInformation for 1980 is not yet available, and information for 1979 could at present be derived only at disproportionate cost. For 1978, about 11 per cent. of manufactured goods imported into OECD countries came from the newly industrialising countries.