§ Pete Wishartt: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will estimate for each of the last five years and provide forecasts where available for the next two years, the value of exported goods by nation and region of the UK and for the UK in total. [37568]
§ Nigel GriffithsStatistics on UK trade in goods, analysed by nation and region of the UK, are available from 1999 onwards only. The available information is given in the table:
Value of Exports £ million Region 1999 2000 Eastern 15,511 18,497 East Midlands 10,134 10,484 London 20,553 23,668 North East 5,668 6,797 North West 10,722 12,574 South East 23,865 27,717 South West 8,168 9,623 West Midlands 12,170 12,857 Yorkshire and the Humber 7,634 8,714 England 114,425 130,931 Northern Ireland 2,731 3,315 Scotland 15,649 18,221 Wales 5,918 6,416 Total 138,723 158,883 Source:
HM Customs and Excise News Release 01–2002, 17 January 2002
1126WThe Department does not make forecasts for regional exports.