§ Mr. Teddy TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will publish a table in theOfficial Report setting out the surplus or deficit in the manufacturing trade between the United Kingdom and the EEC in each of the past 20 years; and if he will publish a separate table showing the balances with the rest of the world, all on an OTC basis.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information is in the following table. Figures prior to 1970 on an OTS basis are not readily available.
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United Kingdom Trade Balance in Manufactures (SITC 5–8) £ million Year EC Rest of the world 1970 567 1,687 1971 416 2,383 1972 118 2,016 1973 -329 1,704 1974 -596 2,216 1975 -542 4,009 1976 -509 4,637 1977 -685 5,802 1978 -1,988 5,639 1979 -3,154 4,327 1980 -1,751 5,385 1981 -3,183 5,820 1982 -5,029 5,226 1983 -8,076 3,222 1984 -8,847 2,533 1985 -9,522 3,710 1986 -10,848 2,602 1987 -11,085 1,139 1988 -13,417 -3,912 Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics.