§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) whether he will bring up to date for the year 1983 the trade figures for wheeled tractors and other vehicles given in his answer of 19 December 1983, Official Report, c. 96; and if he will include figures for 1970;
(2) whether he will bring up to date for the year 1983 the trade figures for diodes, microcircuits and other goods given in his answer of 19 December 1983, Official Report, c. 95; and if he will include figures for 1970.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe available information is as follows:
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EC Rest of world Imports cif Exports fob Imports cif Exports fob (vii) Diodes, transistors and similar semi-conductor devices: Value 54.6 25.5 40.0 15.4 Weight (MT) 582 251 641 296 (viii) Electronic Micro-circuits: Value 149.6 159.0 288.3 101.1 Number (millions) 248 267 551 385 (ix) Stainless steel spoons, forks and kitchen or tableware: Value 1.0 0.6 5.6 0.9 Qty (million dozens) 0.2 0.1 3.9 0.2 (x) Specified woven wool fabrics Value 21.0 1.7 0.3 3.9 Weight (MT) 5,369 228 40 435 Sources:
Data corresponding to specified Sub-groups and Items of the Standard International Trade Classification (Revision 2) and individual tariff code numbers, as follows: (i) Sub-group 783.2, (ii) 8702–0300 and 0500 (ex Sub-group—783.1), (iii) 8702–7200 (ex Sub-group 782.1), (iv) 8702–7600 (ex Sub-group 782.1), (v) 8702–8110 to 8200 (ex Sub-group 782.1), (vi) 8704–0111 to 0129 (ex Sub-group 784.1), (vii) Sub-group 776,3 less 8521–4000 and 4700, (viii) Sub-group 776.4, (ix) 8214–1010 and 1040 (ex Item 696.06), (x) Item 654.32 less 5311–2000.
Notes:
(a) Values are in £ million;
(b) 0 denotes a number less than 50 or a value less than £50,000;
(c) diodes, etc. (Item vii) exclude wafers not yet cut into chips;
(d) figures for trade in 1970 inroad tractors for semi-trailers (SITC/RI Sub-group 732.5) are given in parenthesis under Item (i). The remaining information requested is either not available (because of changes in the classification of the statistics since 1970) or could be provided only at disproportionate cost;
(e) the European Community is defined throughout in accordance with current membership.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing United Kingdom imports from and exports to the European Economic Community Six, and the European Economic Community Nine as a proportion of total exports in 1983, compared with 1970 and 1957; and whether he will provide the same figures for trade in manufactures.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information is as follows:
United Kingdom trade with the European Community as a proportion of total United Kingdom trade Per cent. European Community* (Six) European Community† (Nine) Exports Imports Exports Imports Total Trade‡ 1957 14.6 12.1 20.9 17.9 1970 21.7 20.0 29.2 26.8 1983 36.4 39.6 43.8 45.6 Manufactures║ 1957 13.1 29.2 17.6 31.9 1970 21.3 28.3 28.1 32.7 1983 31.3 46.7 37.6 51.3 * European Community (Six)=original six members. † The shares in the European Community (Nine) column relate to United Kingdom trade with the other nine members of the current community. ‡ Standard International Trade Classification, Sections 0 to 9. ║Standard International Trade Classification, Section 5 to 8. Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.