§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Minister for Trade, further to the reply of 7 April, Official Report, c. 344, concerning the United Kingdom share of world trade in 621W manufactures in terms of volume, whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the estimate for the first quarter of 1982 and the corresponding figures for 1979, 1977, 1970, 1960, and 1950.
§ Mr. Peter ReesInformation for the first quarter of 1982 is not complete. Annual figures for the other years are as follows:
United Kingdom Share of Main Manufacturing Countries* Exports of Manufactures† Per cent. 1950 26.7 1960 15.9 1970 10.1 1977 9.1 1979 8.2 * United States of America, Canada, Japan, Belgium/Luxembourg, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom; these countries account for about three quarters of world exports of manufactures. † Standard International Trade Classification Sections 5–8. Sources: OECD Series B; United Nations Monthly Bulletin; United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics.