§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will bring up to date for 1983 the figures of import-export ratios for manufactures given in his answer dated 22 November 1983, Official Report, column 80.
§ Mr. ChannonThe information is as follows:
United Kingdom Trade in Manufactures* Exportllmport Ratios 1983 European Community 66 Denmark 89 Irish Republic 134 Greece 359 EFTA 68 Commonwealth 204 World less EC and EFTA 129 * Standard International Trade Classification, sections 5 to 8. Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, further to the answer on 24 November, Official Report, columns 235–36, concerning the export-import ratio for manufactures, if he will now include the figures for the calendar year 1983.
§ Mr. ChannonThe information is as follows:
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Ratio of United Kingdom exports to imports of manufactures* Percentages 1983 Federal Republic of Germany 44 France 73
1983 Italy 57 Netherlands 72 Belgium/Luxembourg 80 Denmark 89 Ireland 134 Greece 359 United States of America 82 Japan 18 * Standard International Trade Classification, Sections 5 to 8. Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.