§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) whether the lower prices charged for German exports to other European Economic Community countries, compared to the prices charged to the rest of the world, apply to exports to the United Kingdom; and whether United Kingdom exports to the European Economic Community are likewise sold at lower prices than to the rest of the world;
(2) whether he will publish in the Official Report a table comparing United Kingdom export prices to all destinations with German export prices to other European Economic Community countries for (a) manufactures and (b) finished manufactures for each year since 1976 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. ChannonInformation is not available on the price of German exports to the United Kingdom, nor on the price of United Kingdom exports to the other countries of the European Community. The available information is in the table.
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Export average values indices 1980=100 United Kingdom trade with World Federal Republic of Germany trade with European Community Manufactures* Finished Manufactures† Manufactures* Finished Manufactures† 1976 63.6 62.1 89.0 88.2 1977 73.8 72.8 90.4 91.1 1978 80.6 81.2 90.8 93.1 1979 89.5 89.9 94.1 94.5 1980 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1981 105.8 107.8 105.7 105.5 1982 112.0 114.7 110.2 110.9 1983 121.3 125.3 n.a. n.a. Notes:
* Standard International Trade Classification sections 5 to 8
† Standard International Trade Classification sections 7 and 8
n.a. Not available
Sources:
United Kingdom—DTI; Federal Republic of Germany—Federal Statistical Office "Foreign Trade According to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC —Rev II)—Special Trade".