§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list for each year since 1970 the United States and United Kingdom trade surplus/deficit in manufactures as a percentage of gross domestic product, the terms of trade for manufactures and the change in the relative unit value of exports of manufactures compared to each other and to the main manufacturing countries.
§ Mr. NelsonThe value, and united values for UK imports and exports of manufactures, and relative export unit value indices for the United Kingdom, United States and other main manufacturing countries can be found in the "Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics" published monthly by the Central Statistical Office. UK GDP can be found in "Economic Trends, Annual Supplement" also published by the Central Statistical Office. Alternatively, the data can be found on the Central Statistical Office's computer database.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the change in relative export unit values for manufactures since 1979, together with the change in import penetration and in the United Kingdom share of the export trade in manufactures.
§ Mr. NelsonEstimates of import penetration and the UK share of world trade in manufactures can readily be derived from figures for import volumes, domestic demand, manufacturing export volumes and world trade in manufactures. These data and figures for relative export unit values for manufactures can be found on the central database of the Central Statistical Office, which can be accessed through the House of Commons Library.