§ Mr. Ray Powellasked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) what was the total amount of United Kingdom exports to the European Economic Community during the last 12 months; what was the total amount of imports from the European Economic Community to the United Kingdom; and if he will list the top 10 commodities;
(2) what was the total of exports to the European Economic Community from Welsh manufacturers in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
§ Mr. TebbitThe value of United Kingdom trade with the rest of the European Community in the 12 months to the end of June 1980 was: exports £20,169 million fob; imports £21,941 million cif.
The groups of commodities in which the value of this trade was highest were as follows:
Imports:
- road vehicles
- petroleum and petroleum products
- iron and steel
- meat and meat preparations
389 - machinery specialised for particular industries
- general industrial machinery and equipment
- non-ferrous metals
- electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances
- textile yarn and fabrics (including made-up articles)
- miscellaneous manufactured articles
Exports:
- petroleum and petroleum products
- road vehicles
- non-metallic mineral manufactures
- organic chemicals
- office machines and automatic data processing equipment
- machinery specialised for particular industries
- general industrial machinery and equipment miscellaneous manufactured articles
- electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances
- textile yarn and fabrics (including made-up articles).
Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics, tables II and V.
Note: The statistics of overseas trade are compiled for the United Kingdom as a whole, and are not available on a regional basis.