HC Deb 07 March 1985 vol 74 cc525-6W
Mr. Deakins

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the share of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries in world manufactured exports in each of the past 10 years; and what has been the United Kingdom share of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development totals over the same period.

Mr. Fletcher

The available information is as follows:

OECD share of world exports of manufactures United Kingdom share of OCED exports of manufactures
per cent. per cent.
1975 82.4 8.3
1976 81.7 7.8
1977 81.5 8.2
1978 81.4 8.2
1979 80.9 8.3
1980 80.4 8.9
1981 79.2 7.8
1982 n.a. 7.7
1983 n.a. *7.2
1984 n.a. n.a.
* = estimated.
n.a. = Not available.

Source:

UN year book of international trade statistics

UN monthly bulletin of statistics

OECD series 'C'