§ Mr. OppenheimTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what exports per capita were in each of the OECD countries, in the latest year for which figures are available;
(2) what percentage of gross domestic product exports amounted to in each of the OECD countries, in the latest year for which figures are available.
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§ Mr. RyderThe data for exports per capita and exports as a percentage share of gross domestic product in each of the OECD countries for 1988 are shown in the table:
Exports of goods per capita US $ Exports of goods as a percentage of gross domestic product United Kingdom 2,539 17.8 United States of America 1,301 6.7 Canada 4,314 23.2 Japan 2,161 9.3 Germany 5,268 26.9 France 2,895 17.1 Italy 2,248 15.6 Netherlands 6,981 45.2 Belgium/Luxembourg 8,963 59.3 Australia 1,976 13.3 New Zealand 2,652 21.0 Austria 4,086 24.5 Denmark 5,279 25.2 Finland 4,394 20.7 Greece1 649 14.6 Iceland 5,781 23.8 Ireland 5,295 60.6 Norway 5,343 24.9 Portugal 1,033 25.5 Spain 1,032 11.8 Sweden 5,891 27.9 Switzerland 7,601 27.4 Turkey 215 16.2 1 The data for Greece refers to 1987. Source: OECD Monthly Statistics of Foreign Trade.
OECD Main Economic Indicators.