§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish a table in theOfficial Report showing in terms of sterling at specified 816W rates of exchange the overall and per capita surplus/deficit on trade in manufactures in 1959, 1967, 1977 and 1988 in the case of the United Kingdom, United States of America, Germany, Japan, France and Italy.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe information is in the following tables:
Trade in Manufactured Goods1 Balances £ billion United Kingdom USA FR Germany Japan France Italy 1959 1.9 1.1 1.9 0.8 0.9 0.3 1967 3.3 1.6 3.9 2.4 0.5 1.0 1977 3.2 0.1 16.8 22.5 3.2 6.1 1987 -5.7 -56.0 37.5 58.4 -1.6 9.9 1988 -11.0 -49.1 40.2 61.3 -3.5 8.9 1 Standard International Trade Classification Sections 5–8.
Surplus/Deficit Per Capita £ United Kingdom USA FR Germany Japan France Italy 1959 35.7 6.2 33.7 8.7 20. 5.9 1967 60.3 8.2 65.5 23.6 10.5 18.6 1977 57.1 0.5 27.30 197.8 60.2 108.3 1987 -100.7 -229.8 612.0 478.0 -28.4 172.8 1988 -192.7 -199.4 656.9 499.7 -63.0 155.1 Sources:OECD,UN and IMF.
National currencies /sterling exchange rates USA US dollar FR Germany Deutsche Mark Japan Yen France Franc Italy Lire 1959 2.80 11.76 1,008 13.82 1,739 1967 2.77 11.62 996 13.66 1,729 1977 1.75 4.05 468 8.57 1,540 1987 1.64 2.94 236 9.84 2,123 1988 1.78 3.12 228 10.60 2,315 Source: IMF, CSO.