§ Mr. Matthew BanksTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what were the United Kingdom monthly volumes of imports and exports for each month this year.
§ Mr. NeedhamInformation on United Kingdom visible trade in index form is published in "Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics", which is available in the Library of the House.
§ Mr. Matthew BanksTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of United Kingdom trade was with(a) Group of Seven countries, (b) EC countries and (c) G7 or EC countries, in each year since 1980.
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§ Mr. NeedhamThe information is given in the table.
Table: United Kingdom total visible trade1 Per cent. Year G72 EC3 EC or G7 1980 39.0 45.2 60.8 1981 40.1 44.5 61.7 1982 41.3 45.7 63.3 1983 43.4 47.4 65.4 1984 43.9 47.4 65.6 1985 45.4 49.0 67.4 1986 46.0 50.3 68.1 1987 47.0 51.3 69.0 1988 47.2 51.4 69.4 1989 47.7 51.6 70.0 1990 47.6 52.7 70.6 1991 47.2 54.0 70.9 1 Exports plus imports. 2 G7 countries, other than the United Kingdom, are Canada, US, Germany, including former East Germany, France, Italy and Japan. 3 EC countries, other than the United Kingdom, are Germany, including former East Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Italy, Denmark, Irish Republic, Greece, Spain and Portugal. Source: "Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics".
§ Mr. Matthew BanksTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what percentage United Kingdom trade was as a proportion of gross national product for each year since 1980.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe information is in the attached table.
United Kingdom exports of goods and services as a percentage of GNP at current factor cost Year Exports as percentage of GNP 1980 30 1981 29 1982 29 1983 29 1984 31 1985 32 1986 28 1987 28 1988 25 1989 26 1990 26 1991 26 Source: CSO Blue Book.