§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Trade what information he has about the level of investment by British companies (a) abroad in general and (b) in Japan in particular.
§ Mr. Peter ReesThe information available relates to direct investment by United Kingdom companies in their
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United Kingdom Trade*with the European Community UK Exports to the European Community† UK Imports from the European Community‡ Value £ billion Share of UK ex- Share of Value £ "billion Share of UK im- Share of UK ports to world European ports from world market‡ Community market‡ BOP basis % % BOP basis % % 1965 1.3 26 0.9 1.3 25 3.0 1966 1.4 26 0.9 1.4 26 3.1 1967 1.4 27 0.9 1.6 28 3.4 1968 1.8 27 0.9 2.0 28 3.7 1969 2.1 28 0.9 2.1 28 3.7 1970 2.4 30 0.9 2.3 28 3.7 1971 2.5 28 0.9 2.7 31 3.9 1972 2.8 30 0.8 3.4 34 4.5 1973 3.9 32 0.8 5.2 36 5.6 overseas subsidiaries, associates and branches. Separate figures are published for the main countries and by industries within countries both for the book value of the stock of outward direct investment and for the annual flows of this investment. The latest stock figures, for end 1978, are published in tables 1 to 12 of "Business Monitor MA4, 1978 supplement, Census of Overseas Assets 1978". The latest detailed annual figures are published in sections 1 and 3 of "Business Monitor MA4, 1979 Overseas Transactions". Copies of both publications are in the Library.