HC Deb 13 June 1995 vol 261 c454W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the United Kingdom share of exports of manufactures by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries in 1994; what was the corresponding percentage in 1979; and in which years since then the percentage has been lower than in 1994. [27432]

Mr. Needham

Information on the UK share of exports of manufactures by the OECD countries for 1994 is not yet available. In 1979, the UK share of exports of manufactures by the OECD countries was 8.9 per cent.

Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will give the United Kingdom percentage share of exports of manufactures by the main manufacturing countries in the latest year and latest quarter and in the third quarter of 1977. [27433]

Mr. Needham

The information requested is published in table D1 of the "Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics" and is available from the Central Statistical Office's central shared database, which can be accessed from the Library of the House.