§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he proposes to rely on deflationary measures to remedy the deficit in trade in manufactures with Japan.
§ Mr. DellNo. The Government believe it to be preferable to reduce the current imbalance by expanding trade on a more balanced basis than hitherto. We will, however, need to seek Japan's continued co-operation over her sensitive34W exports as well as to encourage her to buy more from us.
§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the total of manufactured and semi-finished products imported by the United Kingdom from East Germany, West Germany, France, Italy, Czechoslovakia and Poland in the years 1974 and 1975, respectively, stated as a percentage of gross domestic product.
§ Mr. MeacherImports, valued cif, covered by SITC(R) Sections 5 to 8 and expressed as percentages of gross domestic product at factor cost are:
1974 1975 German Democratic Republic 0.05 0.03 Federal Republic of Germany 2.31 1.88 France 1.17 1.14 Italy 0.72 0.68 Czechoslavakia 0.06 0.05 Poland 0.06 0.05