HC Deb 18 January 1988 vol 125 c525W
Mr. Sayeed

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) if he will list what information he has on the value of goods and services imported into West Germany from East Germany;

(2) if he will list what information he has on the value of goods and services imported into West Germany from Eastern bloc countries.

Mr. Alan Clark

Data on services are not available. Figures for visible trade are in the following table:

Federal Republic of Germany Imports1
Twelve months ending August 1987
From: million DeutschMarks million ECU's
German Democratic Republic 6,601 3,178
Eastern Bloc 22,372 10,769
1 Includes trade conducted under the Inner German Trade Agreement.

Source: Federal Republic Germany National Statistics.