§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing imports and exports of manufactures less precious stones from countries other than the EEC in the first four months of the current year at an annual rate and the increase in the volume in each case since 1970 for the EEC and for the rest of the world.
§ Mr. ChannonThe figures are £24 billion (imports) and £26 billion (exports). Estimates based on annualised data are unreliable. The volume information requested is not available.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing imports and exports of finished 499W manufactures to the EEC and to the rest of the world each year from 1970 to the current year to date on a trade statistics and on a balance of payments basis.
§ Mr. ChannonThe information is in the tables. Trade data on the balance of payments basis are available only quarterly.
United Kingdom trade in finished manufactured* goods (overseas trade statistics basis) £ million Exports Imports EC Rest of world EC Rest of world 1970 1,115 2,917 891 1,181 1971 1,271 3,438 1,101 1,331 1972 1,417 3,524 1,487 1,643 1973 1,810 4,114 2,189 2,443 1974 2,276 5,264 2,619 2,931 1975 2,888 7,125 3,191 3,472 1976 3,973 8,532 4,394 4,458 1977 5,197 10,393 5,736 5,745 1978 5,867 11,122 7,130 6,882 1979 6,955 11,242 9,230 7,765 1980 7,765 13,011 8,811 8,885 1981 7,418 14,211 9,389 10,071 1982 8,062 15,191 11,519 11,563 1983 8,778 15,350 14,277 13,668 1984 Jan-Mar† 2,354 4,267 3,873 3,921 Jan-Apr† 3,150 5,559 5,294 5,225 * Standard International Trade Classification sections 7 and 8. † Not seasonally adjusted. Source: Overseas Trade Statistics.
United Kingdom trade in finished manufactured* goods (balance of payments basis) £ million Exports Imports EC Rest of world EC Rest of world 1970 1,107 2,993 849 1,148 1971 1,229 3,505 1,088 1,313 1972 1,363 3,537 1,526 1,686 1973 1,768 4,142 2,229 2,475 1974 2,400 5,364 2,678 3,064 1975 2,795 7,192 3,220 3,526 1976 3,886 8,768 4,418 4,301 1977 5,064 10,403 5,615 5,596 1978 5,653 11,199 6,911 6,196 1979 6,788 11,553 8,820 7,556 1980 7,614 13,260 8,410 8,401 1981 7,220 14,538 9,030 9,518 1982 7,902 15,316 11,053 10,802 1983 8,631 15,480 13,729 12,691 1984 Jan-Mar† 2,314 4,310 3,707 3,649 * Standard Internation Trade Classification sections 7 and 8. † Not seasonally adjusted. Source: Department of Trade Industry.