Manufacturing Trade Deficit (Hansard, 6 December 1989)

§ 71. Mr. Home Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will estimate the manufacturing trade deficit with European Community countries.

§ Mr. Redwood
In the first nine months of 1989, the United Kingdom had a deficit in trade in manufactures with other European Community countries of £11.5 billion.

§ 89. Mr. Maxton
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give the growth in the manufacturing trade deficit with the European Community countries since 1979.

§ 99. Dr. Kim Howells
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give the growth in manufacturing trade deficit with European Community countries since 1979.

§ 100. Mr. Lambie
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give the growth in the manufacturing trade deficit with the European Community countries since 1979.

§ Mr. Redwood
The deficit with the European Community in trade in manufactured goods at current prices has risen from £3.1 billion in 1979 to 13.4 billion in 1988, an increase of 10.3 billion.