HC Deb 19 April 1982 vol 22 c1W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Minister for Trade whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each of the countries listed in table 6.8 of the Employment Gazette the export price of manufactures in December 1981 as a percentage of the 1975 price together

PRICE OF EXPORT MANUFACTURES
Main Manufacturing Countries
1975=100 in US dollar terms
UK US France Germany (F.R.) Italy Netherlands Belgium
1970 56 63 51 48 55 51 54
1971 60 64 53 55 59 53 55
1972 65 66 58 60 63 60 61
1973 71 71 72 75 70 72 75
1974 85 86 82 88 85 91 93
1975 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1976 97 107 98 102 93 96 100
1977 112 112 105 110 106 106 108
1978 136 121 121 131 117 124 124
1979 164 140 141 147 137 140 143
1980 201 153 157 156 158 153 157
1981 * 172 136 * * * *
Q4.1980 210 161 155 152 157 149 *
Q1 1981 * 165 144 136 151 139 130
Q2 1981 * 169 134 127 141 130 131
Q3 1981 * 174 132 121 * 126 *
Q4 1981 181 179 136 * * * *

Sweden Switzerland Canada Japan Denmark Austria Norway
1970 48 46 70 56 49 50 46
1971 50 50 72 58 52 53 48
1972 57 55 74 65 57 57 50
1973 68 70 79 79 71 69 60
1974 83 84 94 101 86 87 81
1975 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
1976 104 102 109 99 101 97 96
1977 111 108 109 108 110 105 103
1978 121 140 113 131 123 123 112
1979 142 154 125 141 141 139 125
1980 164 169 142 150 153 147 146
1981 * * * * * * *
Q4 1980 166 170 145 159 153 143 146
Q1 1981 * 153 151 165 145 * 141
Q2 1981 * 142 151 159 138 120 132
Q3 1981 * 140 154 154 132 * 131
Q4 1981 * * * * * * *
* Not available.

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