MANUFACTURED EXPORTS AND OVERSEAS EARNINGS (Hansard, 17 April 1978)

HL Deb 17 April 1978 vol 390 c970WA 970WA

§ Lord VAIZEY
asked Her Majesty's Government:
What proportion of the gross overseas earnings of the United Kingdom is attributable to exports of manufactures.

§ Baroness BIRK
In 1977 exports of manufactured goods represented 55 per cent. of the United Kingdom's gross overseas earnings from exports of goods and invisibles transactions combined.