HC Deb 07 March 1995 vol 256 cc148-9W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the change in the volume of United Kingdom exports of manufactures(a) to third countries and (b) to the EEC in each year between 1989 and 1992 when the deutschmark appreciated against non-ERM currencies.

Mr. Needham

The information is as follows.

Change in volume of United Kingdom exports of manufactures
Year (a)to countries outside the EU Per cent. (b)to EU countries Per cent.
1989 +5 +11
1990 +2 +12
1991 -6 +9
1992 +1 +2

Source:

Tables A 17 and A 18 of "Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics", Central Statistical Office.

Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what are the value, volume and unit value of imports and exports of manufacturers in each of the main manufacturing countries.

1992. Mr. Needham

The information on the main manufacturing countries' value of trade in manufactures is given in the table. Information on the volume of imports and exports of manufactures for the UK, Germany, Sweden, and Japan is regularly published in "OECD Monthly Statistics of Foreign Trade", a copy of which is available in the Library of the House. Corresponding information for the other main manufacturing countries is not readily available and could be produced only at disproportionate cost. Unit value indices for exports of manufactures for the main manufacturing countries are regularly published by the Central Statistical Office in "Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics", a copy of which is available in the Library of the House. Corresponding information on import unit values of manufactures is not readily available, and could be produced only at disproportionate cost.

Main manufacturing countries' trade in manufactures1 1993
US $ millions
Country Imports Exports
United Kingdom 162,087 146,670
Belgium-Luxembourg2 88,597 97,029
France 160,960 170,705
Germany 249,097 329,165
Italy 102,449 159,473
Netherlands 92,859 88,754
Sweden 36,846 46,817
Switzerland 53,204 61,270
United States 475,052 341,238
Canada 109,601 90,638
Japan3 125,150 354,804

Notes:

1 Manufactures are defined as sections 5 to 8 of the standard international trade classification.

2

3 Includes Section 9.

Source:

OECD series A, OECD series C, UN series D, CSO.