HC Deb 08 February 1988 vol 127 cc33-4W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will give for standard industrial classification orders 3302 and 3341(a) annual output, (b) United Kingdom market size and (c) balance of trade for each year since 1983 and for as much of 1987 as is possible; and if he will give the figures on a similar basis for standard industrial classifications 3302 and 3341, together with standard industrial classifications 3301, 3443, 3453 and 3454.

Mr. Alan Clark

The information that is available is shown in the tables:

Activity Headings 3302+34415
£ million
Annual Output1 UK Market Size2 Trade Balance3
1983 2,953 3,868 -915
1984 3,994 5,007 -1,013
1985 5,127 5,808 -681

Annual Output1 UK Market Size2 Trade Balance3
1986 4,728 5,698 -970
19874 2,752 3,333 -581

Activity Headings 3301+3302+3441+3443+3453+34545
£ million
Annual Output1 UK Market Size2 Trade Balance3
1983 6,987 9,002 -2,015
1984 8,731 10,767 -2,036
1985 10,171 11,785 -1,614
1986 10,051 11,921 -1,870
19874 5,565 6,538 -973
1 Annual Output=Total Sales of Principal Products by UK manufacturers.
2 UK Market Size=Annual Output — Exports (fob) Imports (cif).
3 Trade Balance=Exports (fob)—Imports (cif).
4 First six months only, not seasonally adjusted.
5 Activity Heading:

3301—Office machinery.

3302 Electronic data-processing equipment.

3441—Telegraph and telephone equipment.

3443—Radio and electronic capital goods.

3453—Electronic sub-assemblies and active components.

3454—Electronic consumer goods and miscellaneous equipment.

Mr. Teddy Taylor

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the United Kingdom's deficit in manufactured trade with Japan, Korea, Taiwan, West Germany and the whole of the EEC including Germany, respectively, in the most recent 12-month period for which figures are available.

Mr. Alan Clark

The information is in the table.

United Kingdom crude balance of trade in manufactures1 1987
£ billion
Trade with:
Japan -4.2
South Korea -0.6
Taiwan -0.7
F R Germany -7.5
European Community -11.1
1 Standard international trade classification Sections 5 to 8.

Figures are on the overseas trade statistics basis: imports, but not exports, are valued inclusive of insurance and freight charges.

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