§ Mr. JenkinTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the level of manufacturing exports from Scotland in each year since 1978–79. [22412]
§ Mr. WilsonThe Government do not maintain separate export figures for Scotland. The following figures are based on data maintained by the Scottish Council for Development and Industry.
Year Scottish manufactured exports (£ million) (unadjusted) 1979 3,409 1980 3,762 1981 4,024 1982 4,065 1983 4,532 1984 4,953 1985 5,522 1986 5,137 1987 6,026 1988 7,166 1989 7,664 1990 8,574 1991 8,833 1992 9,682 1993 11,540 1994 14,264 1995 17,316 1996 18,415