HC Deb 20 December 1990 vol 183 cc338-9W
Mr. Grocott

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the privatisations with which his Department has been involved since 1979, indicating in each case the date of the sale, the proceeds of the sale and the estimated current value of the company.

Mr. Redwood

[holding answer 14 December 1990]: The information requested is given in the table.

1985, the share of world trade in manufactures from the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the United States of America and Japan.

Mr. Leigh

[holding answer 18 December 1990]: The information is as follows:

Share of MMC's1 exports of manufactures' unit share indices (1985 = 100)
Year United Kingdom France FRG USA Japan
1970 134.2 103.5 106.4 111.4 59.4
1971 136.7 104.7 107.5 102.4 66.0
1972 125.3 109.4 108.6 97.0 67.0
1973 115.2 112.9 118.2 96.4 64.5
1974 107.6 108.2 116.0 102.4 72.6
1975 115.2 120.0 108.6 106.0 69.0
1976 107.6 115.3 110.2 103.6 74.6
1977 113.9 116.5 111.2 94.6 78.7
1978 112.7 115.3 111.2 91.6 79.7
1979 115.2 123.5 111.8 95.8 69.5
1980 122.8 117.6 106.4 101.8 75.6
1981 107.6 108.2 98.4 111.4 90.9
1982 106.3 105.9 105.3 105.4 87.8
1983 100.0 104.7 101.6 101.2 93.9
1984 96.2 100.0 96.8 103.0 102.0
1985 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1986 96.2 103.5 110.7 83.8 98.5
1987 102.5 105.9 114.4 82.0 91.9
1988 105.1 107.1 110.2 89.2 91.9
1989 103.8 105.9 109.1 94.6 89.3

Year United Kingdom France FRG USA Japan
Percentage share of MMC's exports of Manufactures
1985 7.9 8.5 18.7 16.7 19.7
1 Main manufacturing countries—Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada, France, FR Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States of America.
2 Standard International Trade Classification, sections 5.8.

Source: National sources.

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