§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing United Kingdom exports each year since 1970 as a percentage of 1975 based on 1975 prices, together with a series showing this as a percentage of the corresponding figure for world trade.
§ Mr. ParkinsonThe information is as follows:
Volume of United Kingdom exports 1975=100 Estimated United Kingdom percentage share of world exports at 1975 prices 1970 79.5 5.2 1971 85.0 5.2 1972 86.0 4.8 1973 97.2 4.9 1974 102.3 4.9 1975 100.0 5.0 1976 108.6 4.8 1977 117.7 5.1 1978 121.0 4.9 1979 123.8 4.8 1980 125.9 *4.7 * Based on data for first three quarters. Note: For comparability purposes, the United Kingdom series is on an OTS basis.
Sources: Derived from United Kingdom Trade Statistics and the United Nations Monthly Bulletin of Statistics.