HC Deb 12 February 1992 vol 203 c551W
25. Sir Michael Neubert

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement about the United Kingdom's share of manufactured exports by developed nations over the last five years.

33. Mr. Bill Walker

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement about the United Kingdom's share of manufactured exports by developed nations over the last five years.

Mr. Leigh

As the table shows, the United Kingdom's share of total OECD exports of manufactured goods increased during the period 1985–90. Our share has been broadly stable since the early 1980s, after decades of decline.

United Kingdom share of the value of the OECD's exports of manufactured goods
Percentage
1985 7.2
1986 7.0
1987 7.4
1988 7.6
1989 7.5
1990 7.8
Sources: United Nations Monthly Bulletin, OECD International Monetary Fund, DTI.

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