HC Deb 20 April 1982 vol 22 cc63-4W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the proportion of manufacturing output exported each year since 1970; and how the figures compare with those of West Germany and France.

Mr. Butcher

I have been asked to reply.

The figures for the United Kingdom are shown in the following table. I regret that comparable information for West Germany and France is not available.

United Kingdom Manufacturing Industry
Exports as a percentage of manufacturers sales
1970 18
1971 19
1972 18
1973 20
1974 21
1975 23
1976 24
1977 25
1978 25
1979 24
1980 26

Notes:

The calculations of the ratios is inappropriate for some industries. In such cases and where suitable data are not available, the industry has been omitted from the table. The industries concerned are:

MLH 239 Other drink industries

  • 240 Tobacco
  • 342 Ordnance and small arms
  • 396 Jewellery and precious metals
  • 423 Textile finishing
  • 433 Fur
  • 474 Shop and office fittings