HC Deb 22 May 1995 vol 260 cc423-4W
Mr. Thurnham

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what has been the trend of Britain's share of world trade over the last 30 years, per(a) invisibles, (b) visibles and (c) invisibles and visibles combined. [24569]

Mr. Needham

The available information is given in the table.

UK value share of world exports in visibles. Invisibles and both combined.
(Per cent.)
visibles invisibles Visibles and invisibles
1963 7.9
1964 7.2
1965 7.3
1966 6.9
1967 6.7
1968 6.4
1969 6.4
1970 6.2
1971 6.4
1972 5.9
1973 5.1
1974 4.5 9.5 5.5
1975 5.0 9.1 5.8
1976 4.6 8.8 5.5
1977 5.0 8.3 5.7
1978 5.2 8.2 5.9
1979 5.3 8.9 6.0
1980 5.5 8.7 6.2
1981 5.2 12.9 7.3
1982 5.3 13.0 7.6
1983 5.0 12.1 7.3
1984 4.9 12.0 7.1
1985 5.7 11.9 7.6
1986 5.0 11.1 7.0
1987 5.3 10.8 7.1
1988 5.2 11.0 7.1
1989 5.1 10.9 7.1
1990 5.5 10.6 7.3
1991 5.4 9.7 7.0
1992 5.2 8.6 6.5
1993 4.9 8.0 6.0

Source:

IMF International Financial Statistics.

Balance of Payment Statistics Part 2.