HC Deb 21 December 1984 vol 70 cc406-7W
Mr. Foulkes

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish a table showing for the last eight six-monthly periods for which figures are available, for each member state of the European Economic Community and for the European Community as a whole, the level of exports to other European Economic Community member states, level of exports to outside the European Economic Community, level of imports from other European Economic Community states and level of imports from outside the European Economic Community.

Mr. Channon

Data up to March 1984, the most recent date for which information for all the Community countries is readily available, are in the tables.

Six months ending European Community United Kingdom Federal Republic of Germany France Italy Netherlands Belgium/Luxembourg Ireland Denmark Greece
March 1982 155.7 21.5 41.9 23.6 17.0 25.3 19.1 2.6 3.7 1.0
September 1982 152.1 21.0 42.5 22.0 17.1 23.5 18.4 3.0 3.8 1.0
March 1983 163.8 21.6 45.7 24.2 17.7 26.1 20.3 3.0 4.2 1.0
September 1983 162.5 21.9 44.2 24.3 18.2 25.4 19.7 3.4 4.3 1.2
March 1984 188.7 26.1 50.2 28.5 21.0 30.3 22.6 3.7 4.6 1.7

(b)Extra Exports
Billion ECU's
Six months ending European Community United Kingdom Federal Republic of Germany France Italy Netherlands Belgium/Luxembourg Ireland Denmark Greece
September 1980 105.9 22.7 34.1 18.6 13.4 6.6 6.1 0.8 2.9 0.9
March 1981 117.7 25.8 36.7 21.1 15.1 7.2 6.6 0.8 3.4 1.0
September 1981 134.1 27.6 40.9 23.9 20.0 8.3 7.3 1.1 3.9 1.2
March 1982 144.7 29.7 46.7 24.7 20.9 8.7 7.5 1.1 4.2 1.3
September 1982 140.1 29.6 45.6 23.2 19.4 8.4 7.4 1.2 3.9 1.2
March 1983 147.2 29.8 47.6 25.5 19.9 9.4 8.4 1.2 4.3 1.1
September 1983 147.3 29.3 47.8 25.2 20.9 9.3 7.9 1.5 4.5 1.0
March 1984 169.4 32.7 54.8 28.3 24.6 10.6 9.9 1.6 5.5 1.5

(c)Intra Imports
Billion ECU's
Six months ending European Community United Kingdom Federal Republic of Germany France Italy Netherlands Belgium/Luxembourg Ireland Denmark Greece
September 1980 123.0 16.1 31.8 22.6 15.4 14.6 14.9 2.8 3.3 1.5
March 1981 129.7 16.2 33.4 25.0 16.2 14.5 16.1 3.2 3.6 1.5
September 1981 135.9 19.1 34.4 24.9 16.7 15.4 16.0 3.6 3.7 2.2
March 1982 152.1 20.8 38.8 29.7 18.6 16.4 17.5 3.8 4.1 2.4
September 1982 151.2 21.6 38.4 28.4 18.0 17.3 17.5 3.6 4.2 2.3
March 1983 162.2 22.5 40.7 32.8 18.4 18.2 19.3 3.6 4.4 2.4
September 1983 164.1 24.5 42.4 29.5 19.0 18.2 20.1 3.6 4.4 2.4
March 1984 185.6 27.1 47.6 35.1 21.3 20.2 22.2 4.2 4.9 2.9

(d)Extra Imports
Billion ECU's
Six months ending European Community United Kingdom Federal Republic of Germany France Italy Netherlands Belgium/Luxembourg Ireland Denmark Greece
September 1980 132.8 25.7 34.5 24.1 20.0 12.3 9.6 1.0 3.4 2.1
March 1981 141.0 26.3 36.6 26.5 20.8 13.6 10.6 1.0 3.7 1.9
September 1981 154.8 29.4 37.8 27.9 26.4 14.1 11.6 1.2 4.1 2.2
March 1982 161.0 30.5 39.9 29.3 26.2 14.4 11.6 1.2 4.6 3.2
September 1982 158.1 32.2 39.5 28.0 25.1 14.2 11.3 1.2 4.2 2.3
March 1983 161.9 30.1 41.1 30.1 25.1 15.7 11.4 1.4 4.7 2.3
September 1983 159.7 32.8 41.7 26.3 24.9 15.5 10.3 1.4 4.4 2.4
March 1984 183.4 35.6 47.5 29.5 28.7 18.8 12.8 1.6 5.5 3.3

Note: £1 = approximately 1.7 ECU's

Source: Eurostat Monthly External Trade Bulletin