Exports (Hansard, 18 January 2000)

HC Deb 18 January 2000 vol 342 c391W 391W

§ Mr. Hoyle
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the effect of the strength of the pound on UK exports in the last 12 months. [105413]

§ Miss Melanie Johnson
Export volumes have grown strongly since early 1999, with the third quarter level up 6 per cent. on a year earlier, and CBI surveys show that exporters' optimism improved steadily throughout the year.