§ Mr. WareingTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give, for visibles and invisibles, the annual trade between the United Kingdom and the German Democratic Republic for each year since 1979, indicating the trade and payments balance in each case.
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 27 November 1989]: Information on the value of invisible trade between the United Kingdom and the German Democratic Republic is not available. Figures for visible trade are as follows:
£ million Imports Exports Crude Balance 1979 110 57 -53 1980 88 93 +5 1981 94 83 -11 1982 134 64 -70 1983 168 61 -107 1984 198 92 -106 1985 204 64 -140 1986 195 82 -113 1987 180 81 -99 1988 153 113 -40 1989' 125 82 -43 1 January-September Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.