§ Mr. LeightonTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Newham, North-East, of 20 July,Official Report, column 619, he will give the information requested on the trade in manufactured goods between the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany in the form in which it is available.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkFigures of United Kingdom trade in manufactures with the Federal Republic of Germany at current prices are in the table:
United Kingdom trade in manufactures1 with Federal Republic of Germany Exports fob Imports cif Crude balance Exports as percentage of imports £ billion £ billion £ billion Per cent. 1970 0.4 0.51 .1 81 1971 0.4 0.6 -0.2 72 1972 0.5 0.8 -0.3 60 1973 0.6 1.3 -0.6 50 1974 0.8 1.7 -0.9 47 1975 1.0 1.7 -0.7 57 1976 1.4 2.5 -1.0 58 1977 1.9 3.2 -1.3 59 1978 2.2 4.1 -1.9 54 1979 2.8 5.3 -2.5 52 1980 3.1 5.1 -2.0 61 1981 3.2 5.3 -2.2 60 1982 3.4 6.7 -3.3 51 1983 3.9 8.9 -4.9 44 1984 4.9 10.0 -5.1 49 1985 5.8 11.6 -5.8 50 1986 6.4 13.1 -6.7 49 1987 7.3 14.7 -7.5 49 1 Standard International Trade Classification (Rev 2) Sections 5–8. Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics.