HC Deb 27 January 1988 vol 126 cc245-6W
Mr. Page

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when he expects to publish the annual report of

Terms of trade Trade in finished manufactures1 2 US $ billion
UK US FR Germany3 Japan3 UK USA FR Germany Japan
imports exports imports exports imports exports imports exports
1963 83 106 75 n/a 1.8 6.0 3.2 9.8 2.2 8.1 n/a n/a
1964 84 107 75 n/a 2.3 6.1 3.8 11.1 2.6 9.0 1.0 2.9
1965 84 111 74 57 2.5 6.7 4.9 11.6 3.4 9.8 0.9 3.8
1966 88 111 72 61 2.8 7.3 7.1 13.0 3.9 11.1 1.0 4.7
1967 88 113 70 68 3.4 7.2 8.4 14.6 3.8 11.8 1.2 5.4
1968 83 117 72 70 4.0 7.7 11.3 16.6 4.5 13.7 1.5 6.9
1969 84 119 71 80 4.4 8.9 13.9 18.8 6.0 16.2 1.9 8.5
1970 84 116 84 74 5.0 8.7 16.0 20.5 8.3 19.1 2.8 10.4
1971 85 111 85 70 6.0 4.7 19.3 22.2 10.1 22.1 3.0 13.5
1972 89 105 88 78 7.9 12.4 24.3 24.6 12.2 26.6 3.5 17.0

the National Metrological Co-ordinating Unit, as required by section 60(1) of the Weights and Measures Act 1985; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Maude

The final report of the National Metrological Co-ordinating Unit, covering the period 1 April 1986 to 31 March 1987, has been published today. I have arranged for copies of the report, which includes the audited statement of accounts, to be placed in the Library.