§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1970 the United Kingdom relative export prices shown in table F3 of the "Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics" using current trade weights: and if he will give his estimate for the most recent quarter.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkData in respect of 1985 are still incomplete. The figures based on 1984 weights are in the table:
United Kingdom Relative Export Prices* Year 1970 79.3 1971 80.8 1972 80.9 1973 74.7 1974 73.2 1975 78.0 1976 74.9 1977 79.7 1978 83.8 1979 90.4 1980 100.0 1981 97.2 1982 91.3 1983 88.4 1984 86.5 Q3 1985 93.4 * The United Kingdom Export Unit Value index for manufactures divided by the weighted average of the unit value indices of competitors' exports of manufactures, both expressed in a common currency 1984 weights have been used.