§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the balance of trade in manufactured goods between the United Kingdom and each of the EEC six states in 1972 and in 1985.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information is in the following table.
United Kingdom Crude1 Balance of Trade in Manufactured Goods2 £ million 1972 1985 Trade with: Federal Republic of Germany -307 -5,833 France +2 -1,221 Italy -36 -1,387 Netherlands +55 -747 Belgium/Luxembourg +29 -518 1 Exports valued free on board; imports valued inclusive of insurance and freight costs 2 Standard International Trade Classification sections 5 to 8. Source: United Kingdom trade statistics.
§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for the United Kingdom and for each of the European Economic Community countries, the change in the ratio of export unit values for manufactures to the wholesale price of (a) manufactures and (b) consumer prices between 1956 and 1985, 1966 and 1985 and 1976 and 1985, respectively.
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§ Mr. Alan Clark[pursuant to his reply, 25 July 1986, c. 614]: Data for 1956 and certain other years for some of these countries are not readily available. The information is in the following table.
Percentage changes United Kingdom Belgium/Luxem-bourg Denmark France Federal Republic of Germany Italy Nether-lands Irish Republic Spain Export UVI V Producer Price Index 1961 to 1985 +10.7 +12.1 -5.0 +6.3 -17.7 -10.9 -17.6 n/a n/a 1966 to 1985 +11.7 +21.3 +2.3 +8.6 -17.0 +1.3 -5.6 n/a n/a 1976 to 1985 -0.1 +25.8 +6.5 +0.5 -5.9 +2.8 +5.5 +2.0 -12.8 Export UVI V Consumer Price Index 1961 to 1985 -0.8 -27.1 -28.3 -10.3 -23.5 -22.3 -35.6 n/a n/a 1966 to 1985 +4.1 -16.6 -13.7 -1.6 -16.1 -2.7 -23.0 n/a n/a 1976 to 1985 -3.2 +2.7 -1.9 +05 -5.0 -10.1 +4.1 -13.8 -19.9 n/a = not available.
UVI = Unit Value Index.
Source: Compiled form IMF and OECD data.
§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year from 1956 the United Kingdom share of world trade in manufactures in terms of volume and value, respectively.
§ Mr. Alan Clark[pursuant to his reply, 25 July 1986, c. 613]: Information on shares in volume terms for years prior to 1963 is not readily available. The other United Kingdom shares of the main manufacturing countries exports of manufactures are in the following table.
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United Kingdom trade in manufactures1 Per cent. United Kingdom share of MMC'S2 Exports of manufactures at 1980 prices at Current prices 1956 19.4 1957 18.4 1958 18.3 1959 17.9 1960 16.5 1961 16.4 1962 15.9 19623 15.5 1963 17.2 15.3 1964 16.0 14.2 1965 15.3 13.8 1966 14.5 13.2 1967 13.5 12.2 1968 13.3 11.3 1969 13.4 11.2 1970 12.5 10.6 1971 12.5 10.8 1972 11.6 9.9 1973 11.6 9.1 1974 11.0 8.5 1975 11.2 9.1 1976 10.9 8.4 1977 11.2 9.0 1978 10.7 8.9 1979 10.0 9.1 1980 9.7 9.7 1981 8.9 8.5 1982 9.3 8.4 1983 9.0 7.9 1984 8.9 7.6 1985 9.1 7.9
1 Standard International Trade Classification, sections 5 to 8. 2 Main manufacturing countries — Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States of America. 3 As a result of change in 1962 in the way United States figures were compiled, there is a discontinuity in that year. Source:
Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics