HC Deb 12 June 1981 vol 6 c218W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish a table showing the import to export ratio of trade in manufactures, excluding oil and precious stones, with the EEC and the rest of the world, respectively, in each year since 1963.

Mr. Parkinson

[pursuant to his reply, 8 June 1981, c. 3]: The information is as follows:

United Kingdom import/export ratios for manufactures* less precious stones† expressed as a percentage
‡European Community Rest of world
1963 60 41
1964 70 51
1965 70 47
1966 74 49
1967 83 56
1968 86 62
1969 77 60
1970 79 60
1971 85 54
1972 100 61
1973 113 73
1974 118 72
1975 113 61
1976 109 64
1977 109 63
1978 119 67
1979 124 76
1980 115 73

* Oil is not included under manufactures.

† Trade in precious stones is not available by country. Trade in non-metallic mineral manufactures has been used instead; approximately half the value of trade in this heading in 1980 was accounted for by trade in precious stones, using 1981 OTS definitions.

‡ Includes Greece, Denmark and Ireland throughout.

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