HC Deb 18 July 1985 vol 83 c204W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of the market for manufactured goods within the original six members of the European Economic Community was taken up by British exports in the most recent annual period for which figures are available; and what was the comparable percentage in 1973.

Mr. Channon

In 1984, the United Kingdom accounted for an estimated 6.9 per cent. of the imports of manufactures by the original six members of the European Community. The comparable figure for 1973 was 6 per cent.