§ 13. Mr. LivingstoneTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the OECD countries which had a more favourable trade balance in manufactures than Great Britain in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. LewisTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the OECD countries which had a more favourable trade balance in manufactures than Great Britain in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. RedwoodThe latest complete data refer to 1987 when 11 of the 23 OECD countries had surpluses or smaller deficits than the United Kingdom as a percentage of their total trade in manufactures.
The list is as follows:
§ 71. Mr. LeadbitterTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the OECD countries which had a more favourable trade balance in manufactures than Great Britain in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. ForthThe information is in the following table:
Trade in Manufactures1 1987 Balance as a percentage of Total Trade2 in Manufacture Japan 61.5 Germany 24.3 Italy 14.1 Sweden 6.5 Finland 4.1 Belgium/Luxembourg 3.4 Switzerland 0.7 Ireland -0.5 France -2.2 Austria -4.2 Netherlands -5.3 United Kingdom -8.4 Denmark -11.0 Canada -12.0 Portugal -14.3 Spain -14.9 Turkey -16.7 Norway -30.9 Greece -38.8 New Zealand -54.1 Australia -57.9 Iceland -69.7 Notes:
1 Standard International Trade Classification, Sections 5 to 8.
2 Exports plus imports.
Source: OECD Series A.