HC Deb 17 July 1980 vol 988 c639W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1975 the unit value of exports and imports of manufactures using current weights and not the pattern of trade in 1975.

Mr. Parkinson

The information is as follows:

TRADE IN MANUFACTURES*:
CURRENT-WEIGHTED UNIT VALUE INDEX†
OTS basis
Exports Imports
1975 100 100
1976 119 121
1977 138 138
1978 152 148
1979 167 155
* SITC Sections 5 to 8.
† Paasche index.