§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what was the percentage share of United Kingdom electronic goods exports taken by (a) developing countries, (b) the European Economic community and (c) other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries in each of the past five years;
Percentages 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Percentage share of United Kingdom exports of electronic goods taken by: EC including Greece 48 49 44 43 45 Other OECD† 26 26 27 29 30 Rest of the world excluding State Trading countries and South Africa‡ 21 21 24 23 21 United Kingdom imports of electronic goods as a percentage of United Kingdom market for electronic goods: EC including Greece 21 18 19 21 23 Other OECD† 25 26 30 34 35 Rest of the World excluding State Trading countries and South Africa‡ 5 5 6 5 6 * Electronic goods defined as the products of class 33 (manufacture of office equipment and data processing equipment), group 344 (telecommunication equipment, electrical measuring equipment, electronic capital goods and passive components) and group 345 (other electronic equipment) of the Standard Industrial Classification, revised 1980. † OECD excluding EC ‡ State Trading countries covers China, USSR, and other Eastern European countries excluding Yugoslavia.