§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the unit volume index of United Kingdom exports of manufactures divided by a weighted average of overseas wholesale prices, both expressed in pound sterling, for 1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe available information is in the following table.
United Kingdom unit value relative to competitors1 Wholesale prices Manufactures2 ; 1980 = 100 Year 1984 90.0 1985 92.6 1986 89.6 1987 Q1-Q3 90.0 Note: 1 United States of America, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Netherlands,
1985 Current Prices United Kingdom United States Japan Germany France Italy Canada OECD Europe OECD Total Gross fixed capital formation 1. per head ($ thousand/head) 1.4 3.1 3.0 2.0 1.7 1.6 2.7 1.4 2.2 2. as a proportion of GDP (per cent.) 17 19 28 20 19 21 20 19 20 Source: OECD.