HC Deb 24 February 1986 vol 92 cc418-9W
Mr. Woodall

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give the manufacturing trade balance of the United Kingdom with the 10 members of the European Economic Community in 1985, stating value of exports, imports and the balance for each country, if possible on a balance of payments basis.

Mr. Alan Clark

Statistics of United Kingdom trade with individual countries are not available on a balance of payments basis. Figures on the overseas trade statistics basis are in the table.

For comparison, both OTS and BOP figures are given for United Kingdom trade with the European Community as a whole.

United Kingdom trade in manufactures 1985
£ million. OTS basis
Trade with Exports (FOB) Imports (CIF) Crude balance
France 3,877 5,113 -1,236
Belgium/Luxembourg 2,552 3,070 -519
Netherlands 3,084 3,833 -749
Federal Republic of Germany 5,755 11,535 -5,780
Italy 2,284 3,675 -1,391
Irish Republic 2,227 1,679 +548
Denmark 806 828 -21
Greece 277 111 +166
European Community (sum of the above)
OTS basis 20,863 29,844 -8,981
BOP basis 20,571 28,788 -8,218

Source: UK Overseas Trade Statistics Department of Trade and Industry.

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