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Mr. Teddy Taylor
asked the Minister of Trade if he will publish a table showing the balance of trade in manufactured goods with the Europen Economic Community and the rest of the world, respectively, in that part of 1982 for which figures are available; and if he will publish comparable figures, respectively, for the similar periods of each year since 1965.
Mr. Peter Rees
The available information is as follows:
| United Kingdom Balance of Trade in Manufactures* | ||
| £ million | ||
| European Community† | Rest of the World | |
| January–February 1970 | +71 | +294 |
| January–February 1971 | +28 | +282 |
| January–February 1972 | +17 | +368 |
| January–February 1973 | -38 | +362 |
| January–February 1974 | -158 | +212 |
| January–February 1975 | -181 | +628 |
| January–February 1976 | -90 | +781 |
| January–February 1977 | -224 | +746 |
| January–February 1978 | -295 | +1,009 |
| January–February 1979 | -393 | +352 |
| January–February 1980 | -785 | +1,131 |
| January–February 1981 | -162 | +908 |
| January–February 1982║ | -670 | +796 |
Notes:
* Standard International Trade Classification, Sections 5 to 8 on Overseas Trade Statistics basis.
† Including Greece, Denmark, and Ireland throughout.
‡ Figures have been adjusted, as far as is practicable, on to a 1981 classification basis. Any remaining discontinuities are likely to be very small.
║ Figures for February 1982 are provisional.