Manufactured Goods

HC Deb 06 November 1986 vol 103 cc562-3W

Mr. Deakins

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the trade balance in manufactured goods with each of the United Kingdom's six largest export markets, excluding the EEC 12, in 1972 and in 1985; and what were the comparable figures for the six largest exporters of manufactured goods to the United Kingdom, excluding the EEC 12.

Mr. Alan Clark

The information is in the following table:

United Kingdom crude balances in trade in manufactures with major non EC(12) trading partners
£ million
		Crude Balance
MAJOR MARKETS
1985
1	United States of America	-312
2	Sweden	-495
3	Australia	+907
4	Switzerland	-1,154
5	Canada	+357
6	Saudi Arabia	+899
1972
1	United States of America	+181
2	Canada	+38
3	Sweden	-13
4	South Africa	+146
5	Australia	+216
6	Switzerland	-115
MAJOR SUPPLIERS
1985
1	United States of America	-312
2	Japan	-3,206
3	Switzerland	-1,154
4	Sweden	-495
5	Hong Kong	-247
6	Finland	-565
1972
1	United States of America	+181

		Crude Balance
2	Switzerland	-115
3	Sweden	-13
4	Canada	+38
5	Japan	-141
6	Hong Kong	-93

Source: Overseas Trade Statistics