HC Deb 19 July 1989 vol 157 cc217-8W
22. Mr. Eastham

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on which statistical measures of competitiveness Britain's competitiveness has(a) improved and (b) declined over the last 10 years.

56. Mr. Allen McKay

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on which statistical measures of competitiveness Britain's competitiveness has(a) improved and (b) declined over the last 10 years.

73. Mr. Turner

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on which statistical measures of competitiveness Britain's competitiveness has(a) improved and (b) declined over the last 10 years.

Mr. Newton

While United Kingdom relative unit labour costs have increased recently, they are little changed by comparision with ten years ago and our share of world trade in manufactures has been stable over the last seven years after decades of decline. Other measures such as relative export prices and import price competitiveness have fluctuated over the period. However, competitiveness also depends on non-price factors such as quality, reliability and delivery performance.

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