asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will set out any evidence that the volume of United Kingdom imports of manufactures from other EEC countries is less sensitive to changes in price than the volume of United Kingdom exports of manufactures to the EEC.
There is no information available on whether the volume of United Kingdom imports of manufactures from other EEC countries is less sensitive to changes in price than the volume of United Kingdom exports of manufactures to the EEC.
asked the Secretary of State for Trade what were the United Kingdom deficits in manufactured and semi-manufactured goods with other European Economic Community countries for 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 and 1981.
Data for the whole of 1981 are not yet available. The remaining information is as follows:
United Kingdom Crude Balance of Overseas Trade in Manufactures* and Semi-manufactures† with the European Community‡ | ||
£ million | ||
Manufactures | Semi-Manufactures | |
1973 | -416 | -38 |
1974 | -750 | -408 |
1975 | -639 | -338 |
1976 | -666 | -223 |
1977 | -910 | -376 |
1978 | -2,029 | -767 |
1979 | -3,081 | -806 |
1980 | -1,765 | -702 |
* Taken as SITC 5 to 8. | ||
† Taken as SITC 5 and 6. | ||
‡ Including Greece, Denmark and Ireland throughout. |