§ Mr. Teddy TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many cars were exported to the European Economic Community and imported from the European Economic Community in the most recent annual period for which figures are available; what was the balance of trade figure; and what were the comparable figures in each of the previous five years.
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 30 April 1990]: The information is as follows:
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United Kingdom trade with EC: passenger cars (SITC 781) Year Exports to EC Imports from EC Balance Balance '000 '000 '000 £ million 1985 117 705 −588 −2,630 1986 139 782 −643 −3,224 1987 157 784 −627 −3,220 1988 184 1,034 −850 −4,409 1989 256 1,096 −840 −4,583 12 months to February 1989 198 1,060 −862 −4,512 12 months to February 1990 262 1,076 −814 −4,567 Source: Overseas Trade Statistics (MM20).