HC Deb 03 April 1981 vol 2 c142W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the United Kingdom share of imports of manufactured goods by the European Economic Community each year since 1970 and in each quarter of 1980.

Mr. Parkinson

The available information is as follows:

UK value share * of imports of manufactured goods † into the European Community ‡
Per cent
1970 6.6
1971 6.6
1972 6.3
1973 6.0
1974 6.0
1975 6.3
1976 6.6
1977 7.0
1978 7.0
1979 7.1
1980 Quarter 1st. ¶7.1
1980 Quarter 2nd. ¶6.9
1980 Quarter 3rd. ¶7.1

These figures will appear in table E3 of the next issue of the Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics. The previous figures have been revised to include Greece and to take account of revisions to the UK figures.

Notes:

* Imports of manufactures into the EC from the UK as a percentage of total imports of manufactures into the EC.

† SITC sections 5 to 8.

‡Defined as the ten current members throughout.

¶ Estimated.

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