HC Deb 24 May 1988 vol 134 cc110-1W
Mr. Hood

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what, for each year since 1975, was the

Total visible trade
Percentage changes on previous year (in United States dollar terms)
Exports Belgium/Luxembourg Denmark France Netherlands United Kingdom United States of America Federal Republic of Germany Japan
1975 2 13 14 6 14 9 1 0
1976 14 5 7 12 5 7 3 21
1977 14 11 14 13 22 4 16 20
1978 20 18 20 15 22 20 20 21
1979 25 23 28 27 27 27 21 5
1980 15 15 14 16 28 21 12 26
1981 -14 -5 -9 -7 -7 6 -9 17
1982 -6 -4 -9 -3 -5 -9 0 -9
1983 -1 4 -1 -1 -5 -6 4 6
1984 0 -1 2 0 2 9 1 16
1985 4 7 4 4 8 -2 7 4
1986 28 24 23 18 5 2 32 19
1987 21 119 20 15 22 16 21 10
Imports
1975 3 5 3 6 -1 -4 8 -7
1976 15 20 19 13 5 26 18 12
1977 14 7 9 15 13 21 15 9
1978 20 11 16 16 20 17 20 12
1979 25 25 31 27 31 20 31 39
1980 19 5 26 14 16 16 18 28
1981 -14 -9 -11 -14 -10 8 -12 1
1982 -7 -4 -4 -5 -4 -7 -5 -8
1983 -6 -4 -9 -2 1 6 -1 -4
1984 2 2 -1 1 5 26 0 8
1985 1 10 4 6 4 6 4 -4
1986 22 25 20 15 15 7 20 -3
1987 21 19 22 21 22 10 20 18
1 Estimate

Source: OECD Trade Series 'A'.