§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will publish figures for the United Kingdom and the original Six members of the Common Market showing the percentage increase in ex
Exports of machinery* Exports of manufactured goods† Percentage change on previous quarte 1976 1st quarter 1976 2nd quarter 1976 1st quarter 1976 2nd quarter Intra-trade EEC Other countries Intra-trade EEC Other countries Intra-trade EEC Other countries Intra-trade EEC Other countries United Kingdom … 2.3 7.6 0.5 -7.1 4.7 3.2 5.8 -1.3 Belgium/Luxembourg … 8.1 -7.8 1.6 2.8 8.4 -7.1 9.3 9.8 France … 4.8 -0.1 3.8 7.7 8.5 -0.6 6.1 9.1 German Federal Republic … -0.3 -5.9 7.4 2.6 9.5 -5.1 4.4 4.8 Italy … -15.0 -22.2 13.6 10.1 -3.9 -16.1 6.2 10.8 Netherlands … -3.8 -10.1 6.9 8.6 0.5 -6.1 7.2 12.8 *Machinery SITC divisions 71 plus 72. †Manufactured goods SITC sections 5–8. This is the latest available information and is based on statistics in European units of account not seasonally adjusted published in the Eurostat Monthly Trade Bulletin
§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Trade what were United Kingdom exports of (a) machinery and (b) manufactures in terms of EUR for the latest three months for which figures have been published by the EEC; how these com
Exports of machinery* 1976 April-June Exports of manufactured goods† 1976 April-June value EUA mil‡ Percentage change on January-March Value EUA mil‡ Percentage change on January-March United Kingdom … 2,612 —5.0 7,842 1.0 Belgium/Luxembourg … 793 2.1 5,361 9.5 France … 2,513 6.3 8,925 7.7 German Federal Republic … 5,991 4.5 17,392 4.6 Italy … 1,690 11.4 6,008 8.6 Netherlands … 924 7.7 4,358 8.9 *Machinery—SITC divisions 71 plus 72. †Manufactured goods—SITC sections 5–8. ‡Not seasonally adjusted. Source: Eurostat Monthly Trade Bulletin.