§ Sir Nigel Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Trade which six industries make the greatest financial contribution to the United Kingdom's exports; and how much each of them exported in the last year.
§ Mr. MeacherFigures of exports are compiled on a commodity basis, and an exact attribution of them to particular industries is not possible. A commodity analysis of 1975 exports may be obtained from the December 1975 issue of "Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom".
For the years 1970 to 1974 the export figures have been re-ordered to produce an analysis in terms of the principal products of 131 industries (Minimum List Headings of the Standard Industrial Classification). This information, with notes on the interpretation of the figures, was published in Business Monitor M10 1974, a copy of which is available from the House of Commons Library. Similar information for 1975 will be published as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Clemitsonasked the Secretary of State for Trade what proportion of manufactured exports from the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years was represented by such exports to the following countries combined: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burma, Burundi, Central 205W African Republic, Chad, Dohomey, Ethiopia, Gambia, India, Kenya, Lesotho, Malagasy Republic, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Upper Volta, Zaire and Vietnam.
§ Mr. MeacherFollowing is the information:
per cent. 1966 6.2 1967 5.9 1968 4.7 1969 4.4 1970 3.9 1971 4.6 1972 3.9 1973 3.2 1974 2.9 1975 3.3 Note: Manufactured exports are defined as Sections 5 to 8 of the overseas trade statistics.