§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the percentage increase in export unit values over the past 12 months for each of the main manufacturing sectors compared to the increase in wholesale prices for the nearest equivalent sector.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe information is as follows:
United Kingdom Export Unit Values and Producer Prices Percentage change December 1982 to December 1983 SITC commodity code Export UVI SIC activity code Producer price index Chemicals 5 8.8 25 5.5 of which: Organic 51 5.7 2512 5.1 Inorganic 52 4.3 2511 5.7 Plastics 58 8.4 2514 10.3 Metals 67+68 16.6 22 4.0 of which: Iron and Steel 67 1.8 2210 0.2 Textiles 65 9.9 43 6.4 Mechanical Engineering 71 to 74 5.8 32 5.6 Electrical Engineering 75 to 77 7.2 34 4.1 Motor Vehicles 78 13.5 35 6.2 Clothing and Footwear 84+85 7.4 45 4.0 Scientific and Photographic Equipment 87+88 9.8 37 2.8 Notes:
SITC—Standard International Trade Classification.
665WSIC—Standard Industrial Classification.
The matching between the two classifications is not precise.
Sources: Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics and British Business.