§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of the increase in imports of manufactures since 1973 originated in other EEC countries; whether he expects the figure to increase or decrease as a result of (i) the Single European Act and (ii) full membership of the EMS; and what is the latest figure for import penetration for the EEC.
Index of volume of exports of manufactured goods 1985 = 100 Seasonally adjusted United Kingdom Federal Republic of Germany France United States of America Japan 1970 62 46 45 60 27 1971 67 48 49 60 33 1972 67 53 55 66 35 1973 76 61 61 81 37 1974 80 69 70 94 43 1975 78 57 68 91 44 1976 85 64 74 95 55 1977 91 67 80 95 60 1978 90 70 83 101 60 1979 90 74 92 109 59 1980 91 78 92 122 69 1981 85 81 94 116 77 1982 87 84 92 100 74 1983 87 83 94 94 82 1984 94 95 99 100 95 1985 100 100 100 100 100 1986 104 102 106 99 99 1987 112 105 111 112 99 1988 120 112 121 132 103 1989 132 122 131 146 108 1990 Q1 140 130 144 165 106 Q2 145 n/a n/a n/a 111 Q3 142 n/a n/a n/a n/a Source:
United Kingdom figures from the CSO Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics.
All other countries from the United Nations Monthly Bulletin of Statistics.