HC Deb 06 June 1989 vol 154 cc66-9W
Mr. Sillars

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list the top 20 trading countries for the United Kingdom in each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Alan Clark

The information is in the following tables:

United Kingdom top 20 trading partners

1979

  1. 1. Germany
  2. 2. United States of America
  3. 3. France
  4. 4. Netherlands
  5. 5. Switzerland
  6. 6. Belgium/Luxembourg
    7. 67
  7. 7. Ireland
  8. 8. Italy
  9. 9. Sweden
  10. 10. Norway
  11. 11. Japan
  12. 12. Denmark
  13. 13. Canada
  14. 14. Saudi Arabia
  15. 15. Spain
  16. 16. Australia
  17. 17. South Africa
  18. 18. Soviet Union
  19. 19. Finland
  20. 20. Hong Kong

1980

  1. 1. Germany
  2. 2. United States of America
  3. 3. France
  4. 4. Netherlands
  5. 5. Switzerland
  6. 6. Belgium/Luxembourg
  7. 7. Ireland
  8. 8. Italy
  9. 9. Sweden
  10. 10. Saudi Arabia
  11. 11. Japan
  12. 12. Norway
  13. 13. Canada
  14. 14. Denmark
  15. 15. South Africa
  16. 16. Spain
  17. 17. Hong Kong
  18. 18. Nigeria
  19. 19. Finland
  20. 20. Australia

1981

  1. 1. United States of America
  2. 2. Germany
  3. 3. Netherlands
  4. 4. France
  5. 5. Ireland
  6. 6. Belgium/Luxembourg
  7. 7. Italy
  8. 8. Switzerland
  9. 9. Sweden
  10. 10. Saudi Arabia
  11. 11. Norway
  12. 12. Japan
  13. 13. Canada
  14. 14. Denmark
  15. 15. South Africa
  16. 16. Spain
  17. 17. Nigeria
  18. 18. Hong Kong
  19. 19. Finland
  20. 20. Australia

1982

  1. 1. United States of America
  2. 2. Germany
  3. 3. Netherlands
  4. 4. France
  5. 5. Belgium/Luxembourg
  6. 6. Ireland
  7. 7. Italy
  8. 8. Sweden
  9. 9. Japan
  10. 10. Norway
  11. 11. Switzerland
  12. 12. Denmark
  13. 13. Canada
  14. 14. South Africa
  15. 15. Spain
  16. 16. Hong Kong
  17. 17. Nigeria
  18. 18. Austrialia
  19. 19. Finland
  20. 20. Saudi Arabia

1983

  1. 1. United States of America
  2. 2. Germany
  3. 3. France
  4. 4. Netherlands
  5. 5. Belgium/Luxembourg
  6. 6. Italy
  7. 7. Ireland
  8. 8. Sweden
  9. 9. Japan
  10. 10. Norway
  11. 11. Switzerland
  12. 12. Denmark
  13. 13. Canada
  14. 14. Spain
  15. 15. South Africa
  16. 16. Hong Kong
  17. 17. Finland
  18. 18. Australia
  19. 19. Saudi Arabia
  20. 20. Nigeria

1984

  1. 1. United States of America
  2. 2. Germany
  3. 3. France
  4. 4. Netherlands
  5. 5. Belgium/Luxembourg
  6. 6. Italy
  7. 7. Ireland
  8. 8. Sweden
  9. 9. Norway
  10. 10. Japan
  11. 11. Switzerland
  12. 12. Spain
  13. 13. Denmark
  14. 14. Canada
  15. 15. Hong Kong
  16. 16. South Africa
  17. 17. Finland
  18. 18. Australia
  19. 19. Soviet Union
  20. 20. Saudi Arabia

1985

  1. 1. United States of America
  2. 2. Germany
  3. 3. France
  4. 4. Netherlands
  5. 5. Italy
  6. 6. Belgium/Luxembourg
  7. 7. Ireland
  8. 8. Norway
  9. 9. Sweden
  10. 10. Japan
  11. 11. Switzerland
  12. 12. Spain
  13. 13. Canada
  14. 14. Denmark
  15. 15. Hong Kong
  16. 16. Australia
  17. 17. Finland
  18. 18. South Africa
  19. 19. Nigeria
  20. 20. India

1986

  1. 1. Germany
  2. 2. United States of America
  3. 3. France
  4. 4. Netherlands
  5. 5. Belgium/Luxembourg
  6. 6. Italy
  7. 7. Ireland
  8. 8. Japan
  9. 9. Sweden
  10. 10. Switzerland
  11. 11. Norway
  12. 12. Spain
    13. 69
  13. 13. Canada
  14. 14. Denmark
  15. 15. Hong Kong
  16. 16. Finland
  17. 17. Australia
  18. 18. South Africa
  19. 19. Saudi Arabia
  20. 20. India

1987

  1. 1. Germany
  2. 2. United States of America
  3. 3. France
  4. 4. Netherlands
  5. 5. Italy
  6. 6. Belgium/Luxembourg
  7. 7. Ireland
  8. 8. Japan
  9. 9. Sweden
  10. 10. Switzerland
  11. 11. Norway
  12. 12. Spain
  13. 13. Canada
  14. 14. Denmark
  15. 15. Hong Kong
  16. 16. Finland
  17. 17. Saudi Arabia
  18. 18. Australia
  19. 19. India
  20. 20. South Africa

1988

  1. 1. Germany
  2. 2. United States of America
  3. 3. France
  4. 4. Netherlands
  5. 5. Italy
  6. 6. Belgium/Luxembourg
  7. 7. Japan
  8. 8. Ireland
  9. 9. Switzerland
  10. 10. Sweden
  11. 11. Spain
  12. 12. Norway
  13. 13. Canada
  14. 14. Denmark
  15. 15. Hong Kong
  16. 16. Finland
  17. 17. Australia
  18. 18. South Africa
  19. 19. Portugal
  20. 20. Saudi Arabia

Note: In descending order, based on value of exports plus imports.

Source: OECD Series A.

Forward to