asked the Secretary of State for Trade what information was made available by Her Majesty's Government upon which the United
| 1976— | ||
| First quarter | 102·0 | 9·5 |
| Second quarter | 96·4 | 8·8 |
| Third quarter | 97·9 | 8·6 |
| Fourth quarter | 94·2 | 8·2 |
| 1977— | ||
| First quarter | 98·8 | 9·0‡ |
| Second quarter | 102·2 | 9·4‡ |
| Third quarter | 103·6 | 9·7‡ |
| Fourth quarter | 107·2 | 9·1‡ |
| 1978— | ||
| First quarter | 110·5‡ | 10·0‡ |
| Second quarter | 104·4‡ | 9·5‡ |
| Third quarter | 108·0‡ | 9·5‡ |
| Fourth quarter | 109·6‡ | 9·0‡ |
* United Kingdom export prices of manufactures relative to a weighted average of main competitors. | ||
| † United Kingdom share of main manufacturing countries exports of manufactures The main manufacturing countries are taken as United Kingdom, Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium/Luxembourg, Sweden, Switzerland, Canada, USA and Japan. | ||
| ‡ Provisional. | ||
asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will circulate in the Official Report a table showing (a) the balance of trade between the United Kingdom and the EEC Six and from other countries in each year from 1970 and this year to date and (b) the relative export price for United Kingdom manufactures compared with the Six.
The information is as follows:Nations Secretariat was able to calculate volume and unit value figures for the United Kingdom when compiling special table F in the June issue of the
Monthly Bulletin of Statistics; what consultation was made with Her Majesty's
Government about these calculations; and if he will publish the United Nations figures for the United Kingdom in the Official Report.
The data in this table are compiled by the United Nations, apparently on the basis of published and readily available information on the trade statistics of the United Kingdom and of other individual countries. The table does not separately distinguish indices for the United Kingdom, nor, as far as we are aware, are any available as a by-product of the computation. The figures in the table have been compiled for many years now. We have been unable to trace any explicit consultation.