HC Deb 02 February 1993 vol 218 c144W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what information he has concerning the export:import ratios in each member country of the European Community in the latest year for which figures are available.

Mr. Needham

[holding answer 26 January 1993]: The figures required are shown in the following table.

EC countries ratios of exports to imports 1991
Country Export:Import ratio 1991
Belgium/Luxembourg 0.98
Denmark 1.11
France 0.93
Germany 1.03
Greece 0.40
Ireland 1.17
Italy 0.93
Netherlands 1.06
Portugal 0.62
Spain 0.64
United Kingdom 0.88

Source: OECD series C.

Note: Export:import ratios relate to total visible trade.

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