HC Deb 13 March 1991 vol 187 cc538-9W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the deficit or surplus in manufactured trade between the United States of America and(a) Britain, (b) France and (c) West Germany in each year since 1979.

Mr. Sainsbury

The information is in the table. Figures for 1990 are not available for Germany's and France's trade with the United States of America.

Crude trade balance1 in manufactures2 with the United States of America
US$ billion
Year United Kingdom Federal Republic of Germany France
1979 -0.9 3.6 -2.1
1980 -2.4 2.6 -3.6
1981 -2.6 2.6 -2.5
Year United Kingdom Federal Republic of Germany France
1982 –2.3 3.6 –2.3
1983 –1.7 4.9 –1.5
1984 –1.7 8.0 0.1
1985 –0.5 10.1 0.5
1986 1.6 15.0 –0.5
1987 1.5 16.4 –0.2
1988 –0.4 12.6 –1.2
1989 –1.3 8.1 –2.6
1990 –3.7 3— 3—

Source: OECD Series C.

1The crude trade balance is exports (fob) less imports (cif).

2Manufactures=SITC divisions 5 to 8.

3Not available.