§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish in the Official Report the value of imports and exports of manufactures from and to Germany each year since 1970 and in 1985 to date at an annual rate, together wih the import and export values for manufactures.
§ Mr. ChannonThe figures in the table are on the overseas trade statistics basis, with insurance and freight costs included in the imports but not the exports. Balance of payments figures, with imports and exports both valued exclusive of freight and insurance, are not available. Annualised data are unreliable as a guide to the outcome of the year.
United Kingdom Trade in Manufactures* Overseas Trade Statistics Basis £ billion Trade with: Federal Republic of Germany World Imports Exports Imports Exports 1970 0.5 0.4 4.6 6.8 1971 0.6 0.4 4.9 7.7 1972 0.8 0.5 6.0 8.1 1973 1.3 0.6 8.7 10.0 1974 1.7 0.8 11.7 13.3 1975 1.7 1.0 12.5 16.0 1976 2.5 1.4 16.5 20.6 1977 3.2 1.9 20.7 25.8 1978 4.1 2.2 24.4 28.0 1979 5.3 2.8 29.7 30.9 1980 5.1 3.1 31.2 34.8 1981 5.3 3.2 32.0 34.9 1982 6.7 3.4 37.1 37.3 1983 8.9 3.9 44.9 40.1 1984 10.0 4.9 52.9 46.7 †1985 11.6 5.6 61.0 53.6 * Standard International Trade Classification, section 5 to 8. † January to May at an annual rate. Source: Overseas Trade Statistics.
§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the value of imports from and exports to Germany of finished manufactures each year since 1970 and in 1985 to date at an annual rate.
§ Mr. ChannonThe figures in the table are on the overseas trade statistics basis, with insurance and freight costs included in the imports but not the exports. Balance of payments figures, with imports and exports both valued exclusive of freight and insurance, are not available. Annualised data are unreliable as a guide to the outcome for the year.
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United Kingdom Trade with Federal Republic of Germany in Finished Manufactures* £ million Exports Imports 1970 245 330 1971 274 401 1972 302 536 1973 390 827 1974 465 975 1975 633 1,102 1976 878 1,584 1977 1,162 2,117 1978 1,420 2,775 1979 1,716 3,660 1980 2,004 3,336 1981 2,087 3,518 1982 2,233 4,582 1983 2,575 6,221 1984 3,175 6,789 † 1985 3,610 8,067 * Standard International Trade Classification, section 7 and 8. † January to May at an annual rate. Source: Overseas Trade Statistics.