HC Deb 21 October 1986 vol 102 cc784-6W
Mr. Meacher

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what has been the percentage increase in imports and exports, respectively, each month since May 1979.

Mr. Alan Clark

The information follows:

United Kingdom visible trade
BOP basis—seasonally adjusted
Percentage change: month on previous month
at current prices at 1980 prices
Exports Imports Exports Imports
1979
May -1.1 +1.2 -1.4 +1.3
June -2.5 -5.2 -4.6 -6.1
July +1.1 +1.4 +1.1 +1.9
August -2.3 +1.6 -3.5 +2.2
September +0.0 +1.7 +0.2 -0.8
October +2.7 +5.8 -1.0 +3.2
November +5.9 -0.8 +5 7 -2.6
December -0.0 -1.9 -1.6 -2.2
1980
January +9.0 +4.7 +6.5 +4.2
February -1.8 +3.4 -3.6 -1.6
March -5.3 -5.2 -7.0 -6.3
April +3.1 +6.4 +1.5 +5.4
May +1.6 -7.7 +0.5 -8.4
June -0.2 +0.6 -1.0 -0.7
July +1.0 -7.3 +0.3 -6.9

at current prices at 1980 prices
Exports Imports Exports Imports
August -5.2 +1.2 -5.8 +1.4
September +0.8 -6.6 +1.4 -6.8
October +1.2 -0.5 +1.4 -1.1
November +0.3 +0.5 +0.9 +1.2
December +0.4 +5.4 -0.3 +4.2
1981
January +3.8 -10.7 +2.6 -9.2
February -5.6 +6.0 -5.7 +5.5
March +1.2 -3.1 -0.2 -5.0
April +4.9 +0.9 +4.8 +0.6
May -0.3 +9.5 -1.8 +8.4
June +0.4 +5.0 +0.1 +2.9
July +4.5 +7.0 +3.2 +5.2
August +5.6 +12.4 +3.1 +11.6
September -1.8 -7.5 -2.6 -10.5
October +3.6 -1.8 +3.7 -3.1
November -1.7 +9.2 -3.0 +8.6
December -0.0 -5.7 -0.5 -5.5
1982
January -1.9 -2.5 -1.7 -2.0
February +1.7 -1.2 +1.1 -0.8
March +1.1 +7.1 +3.6 +8.7
April +3.3 -0.2 +1.8 -1.3
May -1.7 +2.5 -1.8 +2.2
June -2.0 -2.9 -2.4 -3.8
July +1.0 -3.4 -1.0 -2.9
August -2.2 -0.6 -3.6 -1.6
September +6.4 +4.2 +7.5 +4.5
October -1.3 -1.9 -2.3 -2.8
November +3.6 -0.8 +3.9 -0.2
December +0.0 +3.6 -2.1 +2.4
1983
January -2.3 +7.8 -4.4 +4.6
February +1.5 -0.4 +2.6 -0.4
March +6.0 -0.8 +5.4 -2.4
April -5.0 +2.0 -7.0 +0.6
May -0.4 +7.7 +1.0 +7.2
June +4.5 -6.6 +4.5 -3.8
July -3.2 +3.1 -4.0 +2.3
August +3.9 -0.3 +3.1 -0.3
September +4.5 +1.1 +3.4 -0.0
October -3.2 +7.6 -2.8 +7.4
November +1.6 -3.4 +1.4 -4.8
December +8.9 +2.8 +8.0 +2.4
1984
January -7.5 -0.3 -8.9 -2.1
February +10.2 -0.4 +9.3 -0.5
March -3.2 +5.8 -2.2 +4.4
April -4.4 +3.1 -5.1 +2.4
May +5.1 +3.2 +4.2 +1.4
June +3.6 -2.7 +2.3 -1.8
July -5.0 -3.3 -4.1 -4.7
August +9.7 +14.4 +7.4 +11.9
September -1.3 +1.3 -0.9 +1.2
October +4.0 +6.2 +2.7 +4.6
November +2.7 -5.5 +1.9 -6.6
December +1.6 +3.3 +0.4 +3.1
1985
January +1.1 -3.8 -1.2 -6.0
February +2.2 +6.9 +1.3 +3.8
March +0.1 +4.9 -1.7 +3.6
April +2.7 -6.1 +3.5 -2.9
May -1.8 -5.6 -0.3 -4.0
June -4.5 +0.3 -3.1 +2.1
July -1.4 -1.0 +0.0 +1.0
August -4.6 -5.0 -3.0 -2.8
September +2.2 +0.9 +1.9 +0.8
October +1.4 +0.1 +1.8 +1.4
November -0.4 +3.4 -0.2 +4.0
December +1.2 -1.8 +0.6 -1.5

at current prices at 1980 prices
Exports Imports Exports Imports
1986
January -1.4 -4.2 -0.5 -6.4
February -1.5 +6.6 +1.7 +4.8
March -7.4 +5.6 -6.3 +5.1
April +5.0 -9.0 +7.5 -6.8
May -2.5 +4.0 -1.1 +6.4
June -0.7 -1.7 +0-4 -1.2
July +2.8 +2.0 +5.0 +3.4
August -8.7 +5.8 -7.4 +6.2

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