Trade Statistics (Hansard, 3 July 1985)

§ Mr. Austin Mitchell
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report for each year since 1970 the share of imports of manufactures into the United States of America taken by the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, respectively.

§ Mr. Fletcher
The informtion is in the table. Data for 1984 in respect of France and Italy are not readily available.
190W

United States of America imports of manufactures, proportions from (per cent.):

United Kingdom France Federal Republic of Germany Italy Japan

1970 6.5 2.9 11.4 4.3 21.6

1971 6.3 2.9 11.4 4.0 22.8

1972 6.5 3.0 10.7 4.0 22.9

1973 6.7 3.1 11.1 3.6 20.5

1974 5.7 3.5 10.5 3.4 21.2

1975 5.8 3.5 9.6 4.0 21.2

1976 5.2 3.2 8.0 3.2 23.0

1977 4.9 3.2 8.7 3.2 23.4

1978 4.8 3.3 9.1 3.5 24.2

1979 5.0 3.5 9.1 3.8 23.2

1980 5.1 3.5 8.8 3.0 24.4

1981 4.6 3.4 7.4 3.1 26.3

1982 4.3 3.2 7.7 3.1 26.0

1983 4.3 3.0 7.2 2.9 25.0

1984 3.8 ^* 7.2 ^* 25.3

^* Not available.

Sources:
1970–83—OECD.
1984—Highlights of United States Export and Import Trade.

§ Mr. Austin Mitchell
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the share of United Kingdom exports of manufactures taken by the United States of America and the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries in each year since 1970 and in the current year to date.

§ Mr. Fletcher
The information is:

United Kingdom Exports of Manufactures^*

Share going to:

United Slates of America per cent. OPEC per cent.

1970 11.0 5.1

1971 11.5 5.8

1972 12.5 6.1

1973 12.8 6.2

1974 11.1 7.0

1975 9.2 11.2

1976 9.9 12.3

1977 9.4 13.4

1978 9.9 13.5

1979 9.7 9.3

1980 9.3 11.0

1981 10.1 13.9

1982 10.2 13.5

1983 12.6 11.3

1984 13.9 8.9

†l985 15.4 9.0

^* Standard International Trade Classification, sections 5 to 8.

† January to May.

Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics.

§ Mr. Austin Mitchell
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for trade in manufactures each year since 1970 the value of each European Economic Community member's exports to other members in terms of European Currency Units and the corresponding figure for exports to third countries.

§ Mr. Fletcher
The information is: 191W

European Community Exports of Manufactures^*

(1) Intra-EC trade billion ECUs

FR Germany France Italy Netherlands Belgium/Luxembourg United Kingdom Ireland Denmark Greece

1970 14.0 6.7 5.4 4.6 7.0 4.7 0.3 0.6 0.1

1971 16.1 7.5 6.1 5.5 7.2 5.2 0.3 0.6 0.1

1972 17.3 9.0 7.1 6.2 8.8 5.4 0.4 0.7 0.2

1973 22.6 11.2 7.7 7.8 10.9 6.5 0.6 1.0 0.3

1974 28.8 14.1 9.5 10.8 13.5 8.6 0.8 1.2 0.4

1975 27.0 14.7 10.7 10.3 13.0 9.0 0.8 1.3 0.4

1976 36.2 17.8 13.7 13.3 17.3 11.6 1.1 1.7 0.7

1977 40.0 20.0 15.8 13.7 18.5 14.2 1.4 1.7 0.7

1978 43.8 23.0 18.3 14.3 20.2 16.0 1.7 2.0 0.7

1979 52.0 27.9 22.1 17.2 23.1 19.9 2.1 2.5 0.8

1980 56.6 30.1 23.4 18.6 25.0 23.3 2.6 2.9 0.9

1981† 59.2 29.9 24.6 18.5 24.8 21.6 3.0 3.0 1.0

1982 70.1 30.9 28.5 21.0 26.9 22.8 3.7 3.3 1.1

1983 74.3 33.8 32.0 22.7 29.3 22.9 4.3 3.8 1.4

1984 84.7 38.8 35.9 26.2 32.2 27.3 5.3 4.1 1.7

(2) Extra-EC trade

FR Germany France Italy Netherlands Belgium/Luxembourg United Kingdom Ireland Denmark Greece

1970 16.7 6.7 5.7 2.2 2.6 11.6 0.1 1.2 0.1

1971 19.0 7.1 6.0 2.3 2.6 13.0 0.1 1.3 0.1

1972 20.1 8.1 6.8 2.6 3.0 13.0 0.1 1.4 0.1

1973 26.1 9.9 7.4 3.5 4.0 14.3 0.2 1.7 0.2

1974 37.3 13.7 11.4 5.3 5.8 18.2 0.3 2.4 0.4

1975 37.1 17.2 12.8 5.4 5.4 20.4 0.3 2.6 0.5

1976 44.7 20.2 14.3 6.7 6.0 22.7 0.4 3.0 0.6

1977 51.3 23.0 17.6 7.2 7.2 26.7 0.5 3.3 0.7

1978 54.3 23.6 19.0 7.6 7.7 29.1 0.6 3.2 0.6

1979 57.7 27.3 21.8 7.9 7.9 31.2 0.6 3.6 0.6

1980 63.5 30.4 24.3 9.0 9.4 38.4 0.8 4.0 1.0

1981† 73.2 36.0 32.2 8.8 10.2 38.1 1.0 4.9 1.2

1982 83.1 38.3 33.1 9.6 10.8 39.6 1.3 5.2 1.2

1983 87.5 41.0 36.7 10.9 12.3 37.6 1.7 6.1 1.2

1984 100.8 47.7 43.2 13.0 14.4 42.8 2.4 7.2 1.4

Notes

^* Standard International Trade Classification, Sections 5 to 8.

† Owing to a difference in the method of compilation, figures from 1981 are not stricly consistent with those before.

Sources: Eurostat Monthly Bulletin 1958–83; CRONOS

§ Mr. Austin Mitchell
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the United Kingdom share of the volume of world trade in manufactures each year since 1970.

§ Mr. Fletcher
The information is:

united Kingdom share of MMC^* exports of manufactures at 1980 prices

Percentages

1970 12.5

1971 12.5

1972 11.6

1973 11.6

1974 11.0

1975 11.2

1976 10.9

1977 11.2

1978 10.7

1979 10.0

1980 9.7

1981 8.9

1982 9.2

1983 8.9

1984 †8.7

^* Main manufacturing countries

† Estimate

United States of America imports of manufactures, proportions from (per cent.):
	United Kingdom	France	Federal Republic of Germany	Italy	Japan
1970	6.5	2.9	11.4	4.3	21.6
1971	6.3	2.9	11.4	4.0	22.8
1972	6.5	3.0	10.7	4.0	22.9
1973	6.7	3.1	11.1	3.6	20.5
1974	5.7	3.5	10.5	3.4	21.2
1975	5.8	3.5	9.6	4.0	21.2
1976	5.2	3.2	8.0	3.2	23.0
1977	4.9	3.2	8.7	3.2	23.4
1978	4.8	3.3	9.1	3.5	24.2
1979	5.0	3.5	9.1	3.8	23.2
1980	5.1	3.5	8.8	3.0	24.4
1981	4.6	3.4	7.4	3.1	26.3
1982	4.3	3.2	7.7	3.1	26.0
1983	4.3	3.0	7.2	2.9	25.0
1984	3.8	^*	7.2	^*	25.3
^* Not available.

United Kingdom Exports of Manufactures^*
	Share going to:
	United Slates of America per cent.	OPEC per cent.
1970	11.0	5.1
1971	11.5	5.8
1972	12.5	6.1
1973	12.8	6.2
1974	11.1	7.0
1975	9.2	11.2
1976	9.9	12.3
1977	9.4	13.4
1978	9.9	13.5
1979	9.7	9.3
1980	9.3	11.0
1981	10.1	13.9
1982	10.2	13.5
1983	12.6	11.3
1984	13.9	8.9
†l985	15.4	9.0
^* Standard International Trade Classification, sections 5 to 8.
† January to May.

European Community Exports of Manufactures^*
(1) Intra-EC trade	billion ECUs
	FR Germany	France	Italy	Netherlands	Belgium/Luxembourg	United Kingdom	Ireland	Denmark	Greece
1970	14.0	6.7	5.4	4.6	7.0	4.7	0.3	0.6	0.1
1971	16.1	7.5	6.1	5.5	7.2	5.2	0.3	0.6	0.1
1972	17.3	9.0	7.1	6.2	8.8	5.4	0.4	0.7	0.2
1973	22.6	11.2	7.7	7.8	10.9	6.5	0.6	1.0	0.3
1974	28.8	14.1	9.5	10.8	13.5	8.6	0.8	1.2	0.4
1975	27.0	14.7	10.7	10.3	13.0	9.0	0.8	1.3	0.4
1976	36.2	17.8	13.7	13.3	17.3	11.6	1.1	1.7	0.7
1977	40.0	20.0	15.8	13.7	18.5	14.2	1.4	1.7	0.7
1978	43.8	23.0	18.3	14.3	20.2	16.0	1.7	2.0	0.7
1979	52.0	27.9	22.1	17.2	23.1	19.9	2.1	2.5	0.8
1980	56.6	30.1	23.4	18.6	25.0	23.3	2.6	2.9	0.9
1981†	59.2	29.9	24.6	18.5	24.8	21.6	3.0	3.0	1.0
1982	70.1	30.9	28.5	21.0	26.9	22.8	3.7	3.3	1.1
1983	74.3	33.8	32.0	22.7	29.3	22.9	4.3	3.8	1.4
1984	84.7	38.8	35.9	26.2	32.2	27.3	5.3	4.1	1.7

(2) Extra-EC trade
	FR Germany	France	Italy	Netherlands	Belgium/Luxembourg	United Kingdom	Ireland	Denmark	Greece
1970	16.7	6.7	5.7	2.2	2.6	11.6	0.1	1.2	0.1
1971	19.0	7.1	6.0	2.3	2.6	13.0	0.1	1.3	0.1
1972	20.1	8.1	6.8	2.6	3.0	13.0	0.1	1.4	0.1
1973	26.1	9.9	7.4	3.5	4.0	14.3	0.2	1.7	0.2
1974	37.3	13.7	11.4	5.3	5.8	18.2	0.3	2.4	0.4
1975	37.1	17.2	12.8	5.4	5.4	20.4	0.3	2.6	0.5
1976	44.7	20.2	14.3	6.7	6.0	22.7	0.4	3.0	0.6
1977	51.3	23.0	17.6	7.2	7.2	26.7	0.5	3.3	0.7
1978	54.3	23.6	19.0	7.6	7.7	29.1	0.6	3.2	0.6
1979	57.7	27.3	21.8	7.9	7.9	31.2	0.6	3.6	0.6
1980	63.5	30.4	24.3	9.0	9.4	38.4	0.8	4.0	1.0
1981†	73.2	36.0	32.2	8.8	10.2	38.1	1.0	4.9	1.2
1982	83.1	38.3	33.1	9.6	10.8	39.6	1.3	5.2	1.2
1983	87.5	41.0	36.7	10.9	12.3	37.6	1.7	6.1	1.2
1984	100.8	47.7	43.2	13.0	14.4	42.8	2.4	7.2	1.4
Notes
^* Standard International Trade Classification, Sections 5 to 8.
† Owing to a difference in the method of compilation, figures from 1981 are not stricly consistent with those before.

united Kingdom share of MMC^* exports of manufactures at 1980 prices
	Percentages
1970	12.5
1971	12.5
1972	11.6
1973	11.6
1974	11.0
1975	11.2
1976	10.9
1977	11.2
1978	10.7
1979	10.0
1980	9.7
1981	8.9
1982	9.2
1983	8.9
1984	†8.7
^* Main manufacturing countries
† Estimate