§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the value of imports, exports and trade balance in manufactured goods with the rest of the OECD countries, in total, and by individual country, in(a) 1970, (b) 1979 and (c) for each year since 1979; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NeedhamInformation for 1979 and 1991 is given in the table. Information for 1970 and each year from 1980 to 1990 could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.
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United Kingdom trade in manufactured goods1 with OECD countries £ million 1979 1991 Exports Imports Crude balance Exports Imports Crude balance OECD total 23,260 27,208 -3,948 69,553 79,699 -10,146 France 2,320 3,038 -718 9,120 8,749 371 Belgium/Luxembourg 2,055 1,928 127 5,104 4,610 494 Netherlands 1,929 1,845 84 6,133 7,112 -979 Germany F.R. 2 2,781 5,310 -2,529 12,564 16,484 -3,920 Italy 1,175 1,971 -797 5,135 5,649 -514 Irish Republic 1,835 877 959 3,985 2,860 1,125 Denmark 559 412 147 1,248 1,198 50 Iceland 37 22 15 85 39 46 Faroe Island 3 1 2 6 3 3 Norway 443 482 -38 1,078 991 87 Sweden 942 1,275 -333 2,032 2,657 -624 Finland 325 572 -247 643 1,252 -609 Switzerland 2,225 2,508 -283 2,007 3,659 -1,651 Austria 229 328 -98 738 892 -154 Portugal 261 245 16 880 847 33 Spain 360 441 -81 3,340 1,930 1,410 Yugoslavia 153 37 116 170 134 37 Greece 242 58 184 499 206 293 Turkey 129 19 110 547 298 250 Ceuta and Melilla 1 0 1 1 0 1 Canary Islands 24 5 19 48 4 44 Japan 481 1,441 -960 1,929 6,655 -4,726 Australia 743 247 496 1,229 416 813 New Zealand 284 19 265 233 52 181 Greenland 0 0 0 1 1 0 Canada 648 519 130 1,148 1,024 125 USA 3,075 3,610 -535 9,650 11,978 -2,328 1 Manufactured goods are defined as sections 5–8 of the Standard International Trade Classification. 2 1991 figures include the former German Democratic Republic. Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. FatchettTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the United Kingdom share of the world trade in manufactures in(a) 1962, (b) 1970 and (c) for each year since 1979 to the present; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe figures requested are shown its the table.
United Kingdom value share of exports of manufactures from the MMC1 to the World. Year Per cent. 1962 15.5 1970 10.6 1979 9.1 1980 9.6 1981 8.5 1982 8.4 1983 7.9 1984 7.5 1985 7.8 1986 7.6 1987 8.1 1988 8.3 1989 8.2 1990 8.6 1991 8.5 1 Main Manufacturing Countries. Source: Table E1, Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics, Annual Supplement No. 2, 1981.
Table E1, Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics, Annual Supplement No. 13, 1992
There has been a stable or increasing United Kingdom share throughout the 1980s overall, after years of decline.