HC Deb 05 March 1991 vol 187 cc87-8W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will set out the increase or decrease in value and volume of manufactured trade to and from the Federal Republic of Germany of(a) United Kingdom, (b) France and (c) the United States of America in each year from 1985 to 1990, together with the balance of total trade and manufactured trade with Germany in each case.

Mr. Leigh

The information is in the tables. Figures for 1990 are not available for the United States of America and France.

Data in volume terms are not available for bilateral trade.

Exports of manufactures1 to Federal Republic of Germany
From: USA $B USA per cent. annual change France $B France per cent. annual change UK $B UK per cent. annual change
1985 6.8 11.0 7.4
1986 7.9 15.8 14.9 35.7 9.3 25.3
1987 8.6 9.2 18.6 24.7 12.0 28.3
1988 10.7 24.6 20.6 10.8 13.4 11.6
1989 13.2 23.0 21.8 6.0 14.5 8.7
1990 N.A. N.A. 19.6
Imports of manufacturers from Federal Republic of Germany
To: USA $B USA per cent. annual change France $B France per cent. annual change UK $B UK per cent. annual change
1985 19.8 15.9 14.9
1986 24.5 24.0 22.6 42.4 19.2 29.1
1987 26.5 8.0 28.6 26.7 24.2 26.2
1988 25.0 -5.7 32.1 12.1 29.1 20.3
1989 24.0 -4.1 33.8 5.2 30.5 4.7
1990 N.A. N.A. 33.4
Crude trade balance2 in manufactures with Federal Republic of Germany
USA $B France $B UK $B
1985 -13.0 -4.9 -7.4
1986 -16.7 -7.7 -9.9
1987 -17.9 -10.1 -12.2
1988 -14.3 -11.5 -15.8
1989 -10.8 -12.0 -16.0
1990 N.A. N.A. -13.8
Crude trade balance with Federal Republic of Germany
USA $B France $B UK $B
1985 -12.7 -3.2 -4.8
1986 -16.3 -5.7 -8.3
1987 -17.1 -7.3 -10.6
1988 -13.3 -8.5 -14.8
1989 -9.7 -9.2 -14.8
1990 N.A. N.A. -12.0
1 = SITC divisions 5 to 8.
2 The crude trade balance is exports (FOB) less imports (CIF).

Source: OECD Series C.