§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the value of manufactured goods imported, in current and real terms, for each financial year since 1979–80 from(a) the rest of the European Community, (b) Japan, (c) South Korea and (d) Taiwan; and what was the percentage change between 1979–80 and the current year.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer 26 November 1992]: Information is not available for financial years nor for individual countries in real terms. The available information, in current prices and for calendar years, is given in the table.
United Kingdom imports of manufactured goods1 Current prices £ million 2 European Community Japan South Korea Taiwan 1979 16,225 1,441 256 211 1980 16,023 1,666 229 222 1981 16,607 2,154 313 311 1982 19,903 2,572 307 324 1983 24,233 3,250 424 447 1984 28,050 3,650 426 574 1985 31,768 4,036 469 561 1986 35,325 4,863 641 687 1987 39,808 5,413 915 989 1988 45,912 6,452 1,133 1,133 1989 52,768 6,980 1,134 1,334 1990 54,102 6,607 943 1,193 1991 49,646 6,655 905 1,250 Percentage change, 1979 to 1991 206 362 254 492 Average annual percentage change, 1979 to 1991 10 14 11 16 1 Sections 5 to 8 of the Standard International Trade Classification. 2 European Community is defined in terms of its 1991 membership throughout. Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom, CSO.