§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish a table showing imports and exports of aircraft, aerospace and aviation-related equipment each year since 1987 in cash terms, distinguishing between the EC, the USA, Japan and other countries.
§ Mr. Needham[holding answer I March 1993]: The information is not available in the form requested. Total imports and exports for the aerospace industry since 1987 to the latest available full year are as follows:
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Military and Civil Aerospace Trade £billion Year Exports Imports Trade balance 1987 5.0 2.7 2.3 1988 5.4 3.7 1.6 1989 8.0 5.5 2.4
Year Exports Imports Trade balance 1990 8.0 5.9 2.0 1991 7.9 5.4 2.5 1992 7.7 5.2 2.5 Source: Overseas trade statistics for the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will estimate the value added per head, and contribution to gross domestic product of the aircraft, aerospace and aviation equipment industries in each of the years since 1987.
§ Mr. Sainsbury[holding answer March 1993]: Figures since 1987 to the latest available year for standard industrial classification 364—aerospace equipment manufacturing and repairing—are as follows:
Gross value added at factor cost Contribution to manufacturing GDP £million Total per head£ Per cent. 1987 3,472.4 19,486 3.87 1988 3,866.8 22,666 3.87 1989 4,895.8 29,015 4.52 1990 5,648.0 32,459 5.09 Source: Annual Census of Production