HC Deb 10 May 1989 vol 152 c433W
Mr. Tom Clarke

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the most recent United Kingdom share of world exports of manufactured goods; and what was the level in 1979, 1969 and 1959.

Mr. John Evans

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the most recent United Kingdom share of world exports of manufactured goods; and what was the level in 1979, 1969 and 1959.

Mr. Alan Clark

The information is as follows:

United Kingdom Share of MMCs1 Exports of Manufactures2
Per cent.
1988 38.2
1979 9.1
1969 11.2
1959 17.9
1 Main manufacturing countries—Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the United States of America.
2 Standard international trade classification, sections 5–8.
3 Figures based on the first three quarters of 1988.

Source: "Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics."