§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary for Trade and Industry if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1980 and the latest month for which figures are available the United Kingdom export price index for manufactures on local currency terms and similar figures for principal industrial countries, together with such equivalent information as is available to him about (a) Norway, (b) Sweden, (c) Austria, (d) Switzerland and (e) Finland, respectively.
§ Mr. ChannonThe available information is in the table.
Exports of Manufactures Unit Value Indices (in Local Currency) 1980=100 1981 1982 1983 1984 March 1985 United Kingdom 107.1 114.9 125.5 135.5 146.3 USA 112.4 119.2 120.4 121.4 † France 111.6 129.0 143.0 159.5 † Germany (FR) 105.6 112.4 113.9 116.9 † Italy 119.7 137.1 146.8 159.5 † Netherlands 113.7 117.8 117.9 126.0 † Belgium/Luxemburg 108.5 123.4 131.3 138.9 † Sweden 109.0 122.5 137.5 147.7 † Switzerland 107.9 114.0 118.6 124.2 † Canada 108.0 110.1 108.3 109.8 † Japan 102.9 108.8 101.7 101.6 † Norway 106.6 109.9 118.1 129.2 † Austria 105.9 110.5 110.2 114.4 † Finland* 111.0 120.0 127.0 *133.0 † * 1984 is based on three quarters average. † Not available. Sources: United Kingdom—Department of Trade and Industry
Finland—United Nations
All other countries—International Monetary Fund