§ Mr. Tim SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish a table showing for each of the European Community countries, the United States of America, Canada and Japan the amount of exports per head of population expressed on a comparable basis in £ sterling and as at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 20 March 1990]: The information is in the table.
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Exports per head of population 1988 £ Belgium/Luxembourg 5,035 Denmark 2,970 Federal Republic of Germany 2,953 France 1,625 Greece 305 Ireland 2,973 Italy 1,261 Netherlands 3,919 Portugal 580 Spain 579 United Kingdom 1,426 United States of America 730 Canada 2,422 Japan 1,213 Source: OECD Series 'A' and OECD MEI
§ Mr. Tim SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish a table showing for each of the European Community countries, the United States of America, Canada and Japan exports expressed as a percentage of gross national product as at the latest available date.
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 20 March 1990]: The information is in the table.
Exports as a percentage of GNP 1988 Per cent. Belgium/Luxembourg1 57.9 Denmark 26.3 FR Germany 26.8 France1 17.0 Greece 10.5 Ireland 65.4 Italy1 15.5 Netherlands 45.3 Portugal1 27.1 Spain 12.0 United Kingdom 17.4 United States of America 6.6 Canada 23.7 Japan 9.3 1 GDP figures—GNP figures not readily available. Source: OECD Series 'A' and IMF International Financial Statistics.