§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his answer of 24 June,Official Report, column 226, on imports and exports of manufactured goods whether he will now publish in the Official Report the figures requested.
§ Mr. Nelson[holding answer 9 July 1992]: Further to my reply of 24 June, Official Report, column 226, the information is regularly published in table A9 of the "Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics" and table D5 of its annual supplement. The latest figures available from the Central Statistical Office database are as follows:
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United Kingdom Trade in Manufactures Balance of Payments basis Exports Imports £ billion Per cent, of total trade £ billion Per cent, of total trade 1977 25.6 81 19.7 57 1978 27.7 79 22.7 62 1979 31.0 76 28.2 64
Exports Imports £ billion Per cent, of total trade £ billion Per cent, of total trade 1980 34.9 74 29.4 64 1981 34.9 69 30.4 63 1982 37.3 67 35.2 66 1983 40.1 66 42.9 68 1984 46.6 66 51.1 67 1985 52.2 67 56.0 69 1986 54.4 75 60.6 73 1987 60.5 76 68.8 75 1988 64.6 81 80.0 78 1989 75.1 81 92.3 79 1990 82.6 81 94.2 78 1991 85.1 82 88.5 78