HC Deb 25 April 1996 vol 276 cc219-20W
Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the United Kingdom share of world trade in manufacturing exports for each year since 1979(a) by volume and (b) by value. [24781]

Mr. Oppenheim

[holding answer 16 April 1996]: The data requested is set out in the table, based on estimates derived from OECD data.

UK value and volume shares of world exports of manufactured goods 1979–94
Year Volume share Per cent. Value share Per cent.
1979 6.9 6.7
1980 6.7 7.1
1981 6.1 6.2
1982 6.2 6.1
1983 5.9 5.6
1984 5.8 5.3
1985 5.9 5.5
1986 5.9 5.4
1987 6.0 5.6
1988 5.8 5.7
1989 5.8 5.6
1990 6.0 5.9
1991 5.8 5.8
1992 5.7 5.6
1993 5.5 5.3
1994 5.5 5.4