§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the countries in the European Community with which the United Kingdom has a trade deficit, giving the amounts in each case.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe information is given in the table.
West Germany Japan United States of America Manufactured goods Total risible trade Manufactured goods Total risible trade Manufactured goods Total visible trade £ million £ million £ million £ million £ million £ million 1979 -2,523 -1,560 -960 -882 -541 -881 1980 -2,002 -587 -1,185 -1,110 -1,422 -1,465 1981 -2,152 -425 -1,657 -1,586 -1,107 210 1982 -3,314 -1,994 -2,045 -1,978 -1,262 210 1983 -4,926 -3,597 -2,653 -2,556 -950 989 1984 -5,070 -3,604 -2,913 -2,845 -1,214 791 1985 -5,833 -3,689 -3,205 -3,103 -310 1,593 1986 -6,713 -5,589 -3,918 -3,743 1,024 1,899 1987 -7,455 -6,379 -4,165 -3,969 928 1,878 1988 -8,671 -8,145 -5,373 -4,766 -518 -224 Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what are the figures for exports and imports for each of the last five years between the United Kingdom and(a) Poland, (b) East Germany, (c) Czechoslovakia and (d) Hungary.
1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 Export Import Export Import Export Import Export Import Export Import £ million £ million £ million £ million £ million £ million £ million £ million £ million £ million Poland 170 267 184 322 167 309 181 304 176 328 East Germany 92 198 64 204 82 195 81 180 113 153 Czechoslovakia 78 117 100 120 109 126 114 141 130 148 Hungary 101 76 107 84 102 78 101 83 131 98 Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.