Trade Statistics

HC Deb 30 November 1983 vol 49 cc491-4W

Mr. Gould

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether the indices for unit values and volume in the annual supplement to the Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics are arithmetically linked in cases where there has been a change in the base year or whether the early years have been recalculated on the most recent weights.

Mr. Channon

The 1975 based series of unit value and volume index numbers contained in the 1983 annual supplement were calculated using the 1975 weights from 1973 onwards. Figures for earlier years were obtained by simple resealing.

The 1980 base series currently in use were calculated using 1980 weights from 1978 onwards, figures prior to 1978 being the resealed 1975 series. Historic data on this basis will be published in the 1984 annual supplement in the spring of 1984. For base changes prior to 1975 the index numbers were normally recalculated only from the base year onwards.

Mr. Gould

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a table bringing up to date the figures shown in tables F2 and F5 of the January 1978 issue of the Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics.

Mr. Channon

Figures for the SITC(R) headings used in the January 1978 edition of theMonthly Review of External Trade Statistics are no longer compiled. Comparable figures based on SITC(R2) have been appended as tables D4–D7 to the unpublished index

Main Manufacturing Countries Exports: Individual Percentage Shares
Year	Total US$ million	United Kingdom	Federal Republic of Germany	Belgium/Luxembourg	France	Italy	Netherlands	Sweden	Switzerland	United States of America	Canada	Japan
SITC 5: Chemicals and Related Products
1976	56,259	9.7	22.3	7.2	10.8	5.1	10.7	1.6	5.7	17.7	2.6	6.7
1977	63,592	10.6	22.4	7.3	11.3	5.0	9.9	1.5	5.6	17.0	2.7	6.8
1978	77,109	10.5	21.8	7.4	11.5	4.8	9.6	1.5	6.2	17.5	2.7	6.5
1979	101,506	10.3	22.1	6.5	11.5	5.7	10.2	1.4	5.3	18.2	2.9	5.9
1980	113,983	10.8	21.3	6.5	11.6	4.8	9.9	1.4	5.0	19.7	3.1	5.8
1981	107,795	10.0	20.4	6.0	11.3	4.8	9.7	1.4	5.1	21.3	3.7	6.2
1982*	100,951	10.6	21.0	6.1	11.6	4.6	9.9	1.5	5.4	19.7	3.4	6.2
SITC 6: Manufactured Goods by Material
1976	112,307	9.3	18.5	10.2	10.1	7.5	5.4	4.1	2.5	10.0	5.8	16.8
1977	126,720	10.3	18.1	10.1	10.5	8.3	5.1	4.0	2.8	8.9	5.7	16.3
1978	153,822	10.6	18.6	10.3	10.4	9.0	5.2	3.9	3.1	8.2	5.6	15.1
1979	186,763	10.8	18.7	10.3	10.9	9.1	4.9	4.1	3.1	8.9	5.2	14.0
1980	218,295	10.9	18.0	10.1	10.9	8.5	4.6	3.9	3.1	10.3	5.5	14.3
1981	194,421	7.7	17.5	9.1	10.7	9.3	4.5	3.9	2.7	10.9	6.3	17.3
1982*	177,718	7.8	18.6	8.9	10.4	9.5	4.7	3.9	2.7	9.7	6.2	17.5
SITC 7: Machinery and Transport Equipment
1976	226,747	8.0	21.4	3.6	9.2	5.6	3.4	3.6	2.2	21.8	5.3	15.8
1977	257,761	8.4	21.9	3.5	9.2	5.9	3.2	3.3	2.2	19.8	5.2	17.4
1978	307,895	8.6	21.6	3.5	8.1	6.0	3.0	3.0	2.5	19.0	5.0	18.9
1979	353,344	8.9	21.8	3.7	9.9	6.2	3.1	3.2	2.4	19.6	4.6	16.5
1980	410,642	9.6	20.8	3.4	9.0	6.1	3.1	3.0	2.3	20.2	4.1	18.5
1981	419,828	7.8	18.7	2.9	8.0	5.8	2.6	2.8	2.0	22.3	4.7	22.3
1982*	404,366	7.8	20.4	2.9	7.8	5.6	2.7	2.8	2.1	21.5	5.4	21.1

number supplement to the 1983 annual supplement, a copy of which has been placed in the House of Commons Library.

Mr. Gould

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the United Kingdom share of world trade by volume in 1953, 1963, 1973 and each year from 1973 and his estimate of the United Kingdom share in each quarter of the current year.

Mr. Channon

Data for 1953 and 1963 are not readily available. The shares from 1973, based on 1980 prices, are as follows:

United Kingdom snare of MMC* Exports of Manufactures at 1980 Prices
	Percentages
1973	11.7
1974	11.2
1975	11.4
1976	11.0
1977	11.1
1978	10.4
1979	9.9
1980	9.7
1981	8.8
1982	9.1
1983 Q1	8.7
1983 Q2	8.4
* Main Manfacturing Countries.

Mr. Gould

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a table bringing up to date for 1976 and subsequent years and the latest quarter for which figures are available the information given in tables C20 to C26 of the January 1978 issue of the Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics.

Mr. Channon

This information is no longer available quarterly. Because of the revision of the standard international trade classification it is not possible to provide a consistent breakdown of section 7 throughout the period. The annual information is as follows:

Year	Total US$ million	United Kingdom	Federal Republic of Germany	Belgium/ Luxembourg	France	Italy	Netherlands	Sweden	Switzerland	United States of America	Canada	Japan
SITC 8: Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles
1976	47,216	9.1	18.9	5.3	9.8	15.1	5.5	2£.4	5.7	14.0	1.5	12.8
1977	56,935	9.5	18.8	5.0	9.7	16.0	4.9	2.1	5.8	13.0	1.2	14.1
1978	70,735	9.7	18.9	4.6	9.9	16.9	4.5	2.1	6.9	14.1	1.4	11.0
1979	86,164	9.8	18.6	4.4	10.1	18.8	4.5	2.1	6.1	14.4	1.5	9.7
1980	101,101	10.4	17.8	4.4	10.0	16.5	4.3	2.1	6.0	16.1	1.6	10.7
1981	96,823	9.8	16.5	4.0	9.2	16.4	4.0	2.0	6.2	17.0	1.8	13.0
1982*	93,685	9.6	17.1	3.9	8.9	17.4	4.2	1.9	5.9	16.7	1.9	12.4
SITC (Rev 1) 71: Machinery other than Electric
1976	89,410	10.2	24.9	2.6	8.8	6.8	2.9	3.4	3.8	24.6	3.4	8.6
1977	100,320	10.6	25.3	2.6	8.7	7.4	2.9	3.2	3.8	22.2	3.4	10.1
SITC (Rev I) 72: Electrical Machinery
1976	47,088	7.6	20.0	3.5	8.5	5.5	6.1	3.8	3.0	19.7	1.8	20.5
1977	54,205	8.1	20.4	3.3	8.4	5.8	6.2	3.4	3.2	19.0	1.5	20.8
SITC (Rev I) 73: Transport Equipment
1976	90,249	6.1	18.7	4.6	10.0	4.5	2.5	3.7	0.2	20.2	9.0	20.5
1977	103,236	6.3	19.5	4.5	10.1	4.6	1.9	3.2	0.2	17.9	9.0	22.7
SITC (Rev 2) 71: Power Generating Machinery
1978	24,165	14.0	20.3	1.5	8.9	4.5	2.0	2.4	2.8	24.1	6.0	13.3
1979	26,702	14.2	200	1.9	9.7	4.2	2.1	2.7	3.0	26.1	5.2	10.9
1980	30,719	16.9	17.3	2.0	8.8	4.8	2.1	2.5	2.8	27.8	3.8	11.3
1981	32,362	15.9	14.4	2.1	8.2	4.7	1.7	2.4	2.2	29.6	5.0	13.8
1982	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
SITC (Rev. 2) 72: Machinery for Specialised Industry
1978	39,769	10.5	26.5	3.7	7.8	8.2	2.6	2.8	5.3	20.4	2.9	9.3
1979	46,614	10.6	25.9	3.6	7.6	8.6	2.6	3.0	4.9	21.2	3.2	9.0
1980	53,639	11.2	23.0	3.2	7.4	8.7	2.5	2.9	5.1	23.4	3.2	9.5
1981	53,900	9.3	20.4	2.6	6.6	8.3	2.3	2.7	4.7	28.5	3.7	11.0
1982	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
SITC (Rev. 2) 73: Metalworking Machinery
1978	9,734	7.6	33.5	2.2	6.6	8.6	1.4	2.7	9.7	12.4	1.1	14.3
1979	11,522	7.1	33.0	2.1	7.2	8.5	1.5	2.8	9.8	12.3	1.5	14.4
1980	11,311	8.5	30.3	2.1	6.8	9.4	1.6	2.7	9.8	13.5	1.4	14.0
1981	12,954	7.7	26.8	1.9	5.6	9.5	1.4	2.6	8.4	16.9	1.6	17.7
1982	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
SITC (Rev. 2) 74: General Industrial Machinery
1978	39,533	8.9	25.0	2.5	10.0	8.2	3.3	4.0	3.9	19.3	1.7	13.1
1979	45,014	9.3	24.9	2.3	10.2	9.0	3.4	4.3	3.6	19.5	1.9	11.6
1980	53,566	10.1	24.0	2.2	9.6	9.3	3.3	4.4	3.4	20.0	1.7	12.1
1981	52,134	8.6	21.5	1.9	8.7	9.1	3.0	4.2	3.1	21.2	1.9	16.9
1982	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
SITC (Rev 2) 75: Office Machines, ADP Equipment
1978	15,814	11.2	14.7	1.4	8.2	4.9	5.4	2.8	1.5	31.5	3.2	15.3
1979	20,005	12.4	14.1	1.3	8.3	5.3	5.4	2.9	1.1	32.1	3.5	13.6
1980	25,483	12.3	13.2	1.3	7.4	6.9	4.5	2.8	1.0	33.9	3.1	13.5
1981	25,909	9.7	12.2	1.2	7.1	4.5	4.2	2.2	0.9	37.6	3.6	16.7
1982	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
SITC (Rev. 2) 76: Telecommunications and Reproducing Equipment
1978	21,841	6.5	14.4	4.7	4.4	3.2	6.5	4.1	1.5	12.3	2.0	40.6
1979	24,059	6.5	14.6	4.6	5.1	3.3	6.4	4.4	1.6	12.3	2.5	38.8
1980	28,655	5.8	13.5	4.7	4.7	3.0	5.9	3.9	1.3	12.0	2.6	42.7
1981	31,542	5.1	10.8	3.5	3.7	2.3	3.9	3.3	1.3	12.2	2.9	51.0
1982	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
SITC (Rev. 2) 77: Electrical Machinery
1978	35,913	7.5	25.3	3.1	10.2	7.2	6.0	2.4	4.1	16.6	1.0	16.6
1979	42,052	7.4	24.0	3.2	11.1	7.5	6.1	2.5	3.9	17.2	1.2	15.9
1980	48,473	8.6	22.2	2.9	10.5	6.6	5.6	2.4	3.7	17.7	1.3	18.5
1981	47,574	7.2	19.4	2.5	9.4	7.2	5.0	2.3	3.4	19.9	1.6	22.3
1982	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.
SITC (Rev. 2)78: Road Vehicles
1978	94,242	6.3	22.0	5.8	10.5	5.4	1.2	2.8	0.2	14.1	10.6	21.2
1979	108,564	6.2	23.4	6.1	11.4	5.6	1.4	3.2	0.2	13.9	8.9	19.9
1980	119,102	6.2	22.9	5.5	10.9	5.2	1.4	3.0	0.2	12.2	7.7	24.7
1981	120,278	51	21.6	4.9	9.1	4.4	1.2	30	0.2	13.4	9.1	280
1982	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
SITC (Rev. 2) 79: Other Transport Equipment
1978	26,884	10.5	9.8	0.5	6.7	2.9	3.0	3.3	0.4	32.8	2.4	27.6
1979	28,812	13.3	9.4	0.7	12.7	2.7	3.3	2.8	0.6	36.4	3.8	14.3
1980	35,955	15.4	10.6	1.3	7.8	2.2	3.8	1.6	0.5	39.0	4.0	13.9
1981	41,470	8.1	11.7	0.9	8.8	3.8	3.2	1.9	0.5	39.4	3.2	18.3
1982	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	D.a.	n.a.	n.a.

Note: As a result of changes in the compilation of United Kingdom statistics in respect of aircraft in 1981, there is a discontinuity in Division 79 with earlier years.

1. 1976 and 1977 are on Rev 1. Later years Rev 2.

2. As a result of changes in the compilation of United Kingdom statistics in respect of aircraft and diamonds in 1981, there is a discontinuity in Sections 6 and 7 with earlier years.

^*estimated figures.

Source: OECD; Eurostat.