§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Minister of Trade if he will publish a table showing the balance of trade in manufactured goods with the Europen Economic Community and the rest of the world, respectively, in that 203W part of 1982 for which figures are available; and if he will publish comparable figures, respectively, for the similar periods of each year since 1965.
§ Mr. Peter ReesThe available information is as follows:
United Kingdom Balance of Trade in Manufactures* £ million European Community† Rest of the World January–February 1970 +71 +294 January–February 1971 +28 +282 January–February 1972 +17 +368 January–February 1973 -38 +362 January–February 1974 -158 +212 January–February 1975 -181 +628 January–February 1976 -90 +781 January–February 1977 -224 +746 January–February 1978 -295 +1,009 January–February 1979 -393 +352 January–February 1980 -785 +1,131 January–February 1981 -162 +908 January–February 1982║ -670 +796 Notes:
* Standard International Trade Classification, Sections 5 to 8 on Overseas Trade Statistics basis.
† Including Greece, Denmark, and Ireland throughout.
‡ Figures have been adjusted, as far as is practicable, on to a 1981 classification basis. Any remaining discontinuities are likely to be very small.
║ Figures for February 1982 are provisional.