§ 54. Mr. Hoosonasked the Secretary of State for Trade what proportion of the United Kingdom's gross national product was exported, as compared with other members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, during the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. EyreThe available information, in respect of exports of goods and services, is as follows:
Exports of Goods and Services as a percentage of GNP1 1977 United Kingdom 31 Australia 16 Austria 35c Belgium 46 Canada 25c Denmark 29 Finland 31 France 21 F.R. of Germany 26 Greece 16 Iceland 39c Ireland 51 Italy 29 Japan 13 Luxembourg 64 Netherlands 50 New Zealand 28c Norway 41 Portugal2 17c Spain 15 Sweden 28 Switzerland 35 Turkey3 6 United States 8 Notes: 1. GNP at market prices. GNP at factor cost not readily available. 2. 1976. 3. 1975. c. Estimated. Source: National Accounts of OECD countries 1960–1977 Volume II.