§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what has been for each year since 1979,(a) the total volume of and (b) the proportion of total export income represented by export of wood products.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe available information is given in the following table. Volume information is not available.
Value of exports of wood products as a proportion of value of total exports Per cent. 1979 0.63 1980 0.56 1981 0.48 1982 0.48 1983 0.47 1984 0.46 1985 0.48 1986 0.49 1987 0.51 1988 0.43 1989 0.42 1990 0.46 1991 0.47 Note: Wood products are defined as the principal products of class 46 less group 466 of the Standard Industrial Classification.
Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.