§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the trade and commodity coverage of the 1980 weights given in table F2 of the "Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics"; and what were the corresponding weights in 1980, 1985 and 1990 in terms of United Kingdom exports and imports of manufactures.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe coverage of the weights is given in the footnote to table 'F2 in the" Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics".
The other information requested is shown in the table.
Weights based on total trade (exports plus imports) of manufactures with the United Kingdom 1980 1985 1990 Belgium-Luxembourg 8.976 7.498 7.912 Canada 2.895 2.457 1.810 France 13.060 11.990 14.512 Germany (Federal Republic) 20.453 23.049 24.267 Italy 8.175 7.946 8.721 Japan 5.299 6.485 7.352 Netherlands 9.443 9.224 10.356 Sweden 5.373 4.662 4.371 Switzerland 8.628 4.556 3.821 United States 17.698 22.134 16.877 Note: Manufactures defined as sections 5–8 of the Standard International Trade Classification.