HC Deb 18 May 1981 vol 5 cc2-3W
Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the value and proportion of visible trade between member States of the European Economic Community attributable to each member State in 1979.

Mr. Parkinson

The information is as follows:

Exports Imports
To other EC countries From other EC countries
$ billion Percentage of total intra-exports $ billion Percentage of total intra-imports
United Kingdom 36.9 12 42.8 14
Total EC(10) Intra-trade 313.5 100 309.2 100
Note: The difference between the total EC figures for intra-exports and intra-imports largly reflects differences in method of compilation of the two series.