§ Mr. Shoreasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the percentage share of Great Britain's exports in total world trade in manufacturing goods in 1978 and in each year since 1970.
§ Mr. ParkinsonOur share in world exports of manufactured goods is normally measured in terms of United Kingdom share of main manufacturing countries' exports of manufactured goods in value terms. In accordance with established practice to refer Members to published information where this is readily accessible, I advise the hon. Member that figures for 1970 to 1977—the latest year for which fully comparable information is available—are given in Table C1 of the "Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics" for March 1979, a copy of which is available in the House of Commons Library. Such information as is available for 1978 suggests that the United Kingdom probably at least maintained the share achieved in 1977.