§ Sir Anthony Meyerasked the Minister for Trade what propotion of exports of manufactured goods judged in
European Community Countries* Shares of Exports† percentages Federal Republic of Germany France Italy Netherlands Belgium/Luxembourg United Kingdom Ireland Denmark A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B 1972 31.1 33.7 16.3 15.3 12.7 12.5 11.4 7.9 16.1 10.6 10.2 17.4 0.8 0.5 1.4 2.0 1973 32.9 35.9 16.4 15.6 11.2 11.2 11.6 8.4 16.2 11.0 9.5 15.4 0.8 0.6 1.4 2.1 1974 32.8 36.4 16.1 15.3 10.7 11.5 12.5 8.8 15.7 10.6 9.9 14.8 0.9 0.6 1.4 2.0 1975 30.8 34.1 17.0 17.0 12.2 12.5 12.1 8.4 15.1 9.8 10.3 15.6 0.9 0.6 1.6 2.1 1976 32.0 35.1 15.8 16.5 12.0 12.2 11.9 8.7 15.5 10.1 10.4 14.9 1.0 0.6 1.5 2.0 1977 31.8 34.8 16.0 16.4 12.4 12.7 11.0 8.0 14.9 9.8 11.3 15.6 1.2 0.7 1.4 1.9 1978 31.3 34.5 16.5 16.4 13.0 13.1 10.3 7.7 14.7 9.8 11.5 15.9 1.2 0.8 1.5 1.8 1979 31.0 33.8 16.7 17.0 13.1 13.5 10.4 7.7 14.0 9.6 12.0 15.7 1.3 0.9 1.5 1.9 1980 30.9 33.2 16.5 16.7 12.7 13.2 10.3 7.6 13.9 9.5 12.8 17.0 1.4 0.9 1.6 1.9 Notes: * Greece has been omitted because basic data from the same source is not readily available. † defined as A intra-European Community exports. B total exports of European Community Countries. Source: Eurostat—Monthly External Trade Bulletin; Special Number 1958–1980.