asked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) what share of world exports of manufactured goods France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Japan and the United States of America took in 1964; and what they took in 1978;(2) what share of world exports in manufactured goods the United Kingdom took in 1964; and what it took in 1978.

Shares in world exports of manufactured goods are normally measured as a percentage of main manufacturing countries exports of manufactured goods in value terms. The figures for 1964 and 1977—the latest full year for which complete information is available—are given below. Such information as is available for 1978 suggests that the United Kingdom probably at least maintained the share achieved in 1977.