§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what was the average value per tonne of total United Kingdom exports of mechanical engineering products compared with the average value per tonne of total imports of mechanical engineering products into France, West Germany, Italy and Sweden in the latest year for which figures are available;
(2) what was the average value per tonne of total United Kingdom imports of mechanical engineering products compared with the average value per tonne of imports of mechanical engineering products into France, West Germany, Italy and Sweden in the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. ChannonThe information is in the table.
Mechanical engineering products* Average value per tonne traded (US$) 1983 Imports Exports United Kingdom 5,870 5,550 France 5,400 — Federal Republic of Germany 4,730 — Italy 6,030 — Sweden 5,830 — * Taken as the following standard international trade classification headings 722, 723, 724, 726, 727.22, 727.29, 728.43, 736.1, 736.2, 736.7, 741.4–6, 744, 745.22, 745.25 and 812.1. Source: OECD.