HC Deb 08 March 1982 vol 19 cc282-3W
Sir Anthony Meyer

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish a table showing what proportion of each European Economic Community member State's imports is from each other EEC member State.

Mr. Peter Rees

Following is the information:

Mr. Peter Rees

Following is the information:

Share of each European Community Country's Exports which went to each other European Community Country in 1980
Percentages
Exports from
Belgium/Luxembourg Denmark France F R of Germany Greece Ireland Italy Netherlands United Kingdom
Exports to
Belgium/Luxembourg — 1.9 9.3 7.8 1.8 5.0 3.3 15.1 4.8
Denmark 1.2 — 0.7 1.9 0.9 0.7 0.7 1.9 2.2
France 19.4 5.2 — 13.4 7.4 7.7 15.1 10.6 7.6
F R of Germany 21.3 19.0 16.0 — 17.9 9.7 18.3 29.9 10.7
Greece 0.4 0.5 1.1 1.1 — 0.4 1.5 0.7 0.5
Ireland 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.1 — 0.3 0.4 5.6
Italy 5.5 5.1 12.5 8.6 9.7 3.1 — 5.8 4.0
Netherlands 15.2 3.8 4.9 9.5 5.7 5.5 3.7 — 8.1
United Kingdom 8.5 14.2 7.0 6.4 4.1 42.7 6.1 7.9 —

Sources:

United Kingdom: Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics.

Other Countries: OECD Trade-Series A.