§ Mrs. Jane KennedyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what has been the percentage change in each year since 1990 in(a) the volume of manufactured exports and (b) the volume of manufactured imports; and in each year, what proportion of imports consisted of (i) capital and intermediate goods and (ii) consumer goods. [11900]
§ Mr. Oppenheim[holding answer 25 January 1996]: The information is given in the two tables:
Volume of UK trade in manufactures (percentage changes1 on previous year) Exports Imports 1991 1.0 -7.0 1992 2.0 7.5 1993 -1.0 2.0 1994 13.7 8.8 1Changes in the indices of trade in 1990 prices.
UK imports of capital, intermediate and consumer goods—(proportions1 of total UK imports) Capital and intermediate goods Per cent. Consumer goods Per cent. 1990 30.3 18.4 1991 31.0 17.2 1992 32.0 18.1 1993 33.2 18.7 1994 34.5 18.5 Notes: 1Proportions derived from imports in current prices. Source:
Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics, CSO.