HC Deb 14 March 1967 vol 743 cc53-4W
100. Mr. G. Campbell

asked the President of the Board of Trade what estimates he has made of the share of United Kingdom exports of manufactures at constant prices in world trade in 1966.

Mr. Jay

At current prices, the United Kingdom's share of exports of manufactures by the main manufacturing countries in 1966 is provisionally estimated to have been about 13 per cent.

101. Mr. Bruce-Gardyne

asked the President of the Board of Trade to what extent the share of United Kingdom exports of manufactures at constant prices in world trade in manufactures declined by less in 1966 than an estimate based on past experience of the behaviour of the United Kingdom share in relation to the rate of growth of world trade and the domestic pressure of demand.

Mr. Jay

It is provisionally estimated that the United Kingdom's share of exports, at current prices, of manufactures from the main manufacturing countries fell by about one-half of one percentage point last year to around 13 per cent. Many complex factors, besides the rate of growth of world trade and the domestic pressure of demand, determine our share of world exports of manufactures.