§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the United Kingdom percentage share of exports of manufactures by the main manufacturing countries in terms of volume for each year since 1985. [22965]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe data requested are set out in the table.
UK percentage share of OECD exports of manufactures1 Year Percentage Year Percentage Year Percentage 1975 9.4 1982 7.5 1989 7.2 1976 9.1 1983 7.2 1990 7.3 1977 9.2 1984 7.1 1991 7.3 1978 8.7 1985 7.1 1992 7.1 1979 8.3 1986 7.9 1993 7.1 1980 8.0 1987 7.5 1994 7.1 1981 7.3 1988 7.2 Note:
1 Calculation of shares follows OECD practice of converting constant price volume data into a common US dollars basis at 1991 exchange rates.
Source:
OECD, Datastream, CSO.
§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the United Kingdom percentage share of exports of manufactures by the main manufacturing countries giving the figures in United States dollars for each quarter since 1992. [22960]
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§ Mrs. KnightThe data requested are set out in the table.
UK percentage share of OECD exports of manufactures1 Year/Quarter Percentage Year/Quarter Percentage 1992 Q1 7.0 1993 Q4 7.1 1992 Q2 7.2 1994 Q1 7.1 1992 Q3 7.1 1994 Q2 7.0 1992 Q4 7.3 1994 Q3 7.1 1993 Q1 7.3 1994 Q4 7.1 1993 Q2 7.1 1995 Q I 6.6 1993 Q3 7.1 1995 Q2 6.5 Note:
Calculation of shares follows OECD practice of converting constant price volume data into a common US dollars basis at 1991 exchange rates.
Source:
OECD, CSO.
§ Mr. MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what factors underlay the scale of the rise in exports of manufactures in the fourth quarter of 1995 relative to the fourth quarter of 1994. [22958]
§ Mrs. KnightThe growth of exports of manufactures depends on a number of factors, such as the growth of world trade, the competitiveness of British exports and the degree of spare capacity.