HC Deb 26 July 1988 vol 138 c158W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the annual increase or decrease in(a) world trade in manufacturing, and (b) the British share of world trade in manufacturing, for each year since 1979.

Mr. Alan Clark

Information based on the exports of the main manufacturing countries is in the table:

Exports of manufactures—volume (main manufacturing countries)
Changes on previous year
MMC Exports percentage United Kingdom Share percentage
1979 5.3 -5.7
1980 4.8 -3.6
1981 2.7 -8.4
1982 -2.6 4.5
1983 2.6 -2.9
1984 9.8 -0.4
1985 4.8 1.3
1986 1.4 1.4
1987 4.4 3.7

Sources: United Kingdom—Department of Trade and Industry: Others—OECD; UN.

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