asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish in the Official Report the latest estimates of (a) United Kingdom imports of finished and semi-finished manufactured goods from, and (b) the United Kingdom's crude trade deficit with, the following countries in 1976: France, West Germany, Japan, Italy, the Netherlands and the United States of America.
The figures are:
(a) United Kingdom Imports in 1976 £ million (cif) | (b) United Kingdom | ||
Finished Manufactured Goods | Semi-Finished Manufactured Goods | Crude Trade Deficit in 1976 £ million | |
France | 1,012 | 476 | —381 |
West Germany | 1,584 | 873 | —923 |
Japan | 614 | 137 | —437 |
Italy | 566 | 266 | —280 |
Netherlands | 400 | 678 | —928 |
United states of America | 1,561 | 669 | —596 |
Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom, a copy of which is in the House of Commons Library.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) if he will publish in the Official Report the latest available estimate of the total United Kingdom imports of finished and semi-finished manufactured goods in 1976;(2) if he will publish in the
Official Report (a) the percentage of the United
1976
| 1967
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Value £ million cif | Percentage of total imports (excluding fuels) | Percentage of total imports (excluding fuels) | ||||
Finished manufactures | … | … | … | 8,860 | 34·7 | 21·8 |
Semi-finished manufactures | … | … | … | 8,073 | 31·6 | 28·0 |
asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish in the Official Report the year-by-year increases or decreases in volume terms of United Kingdom imports of finished and semi-finished manufactured goods in the decade from 1967 to 1976.
The figures are:
VOLUME OF UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS (Overseas Trade Statistics Basis) | ||
Percentage change on previous year | ||
Finished manufactured goods | Semi-finished manufactured goods | |
1967 | +22 | +7 |
1968 | +17 | +16 |
1969 | +9 | +3 |
1970 | +8 | +6 |
1971 | +15 | +6 |
1972 | +26 | +12 |
1973 | +28 | +16 |
1974 | +2 | +8 |
1975 | -3 | -10 |
1976 | +7 | +10 |
asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he has received any requests from British Airways to sanction the purchase of further BAC111s.
No.