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Mr. Malins
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish a table showing imports, exports and the resulting trade balance between the European Community and Japan, for each year since 1980, including 1986, in relation to the following goods (i) motor cars, (ii) video cassette recorders, (iii) compact disc players, (iv) electronic typewriters, (v) photocopying machines and (vi) machine tools.
Mr. Alan Clark
Data on electronic typewriters are not readily available. Figures for the other goods are in the following table:
| European Community (12) Trade with Japan | |||
| United States $ million | |||
| Exports | Imports | Crude balance | |
| Passenger cars (SITC 781) | |||
| 1980 | 324·6 | 3,232·9 | -2,908·4 |
| 1981 | 240·3 | 3,156·2 | -2,915·9 |
| 1982 | 279·1 | 2,660·6 | -2,381·5 |
| 1983 | 343·1 | 3,116·6 | -2,773·5 |
| 1984 | 382·5 | 3,272·5 | -2,890·0 |
| 1985 | 500·4 | 3,284·3 | -2,783·9 |
| 19861 | 870·0 | 5,320·0 | -4,450·0 |
| Video cassette recorders (SITC 76381) | |||
| 1980 | 1·1 | 686·3 | -685·2 |
| 1981 | 1·0 | 1,264·4 | -1,263·4 |
| 1982 | 0·4 | 1,093·3 | -1,092·8 |
| 1983 | 1·0 | 1,817·6 | -1,816·6 |
| 1984 | 21·0 | 1,284·9 | -1,283·9 |
| 1985 | 1·1 | 1,279·7 | -1,278·6 |
| 11986 | 3·0 | 1,380·0 | -1,377·0 |
| Compact disc players (Nimexe 921120) | |||
| 1980 | .. | .. | .. |
| 1981 | .. | .. | .. |
| 1982 | .. | .. | .. |
| 1983 | .. | .. | .. |
| 1984 | 0·2 | 22·0 | -21·8 |
| 1985 | 6·4 | 84·1 | -77·7 |
| 11986 | 3·0 | 212·0 | -209·0 |
| Photocopying machines (SITC 75182) | |||
| 1980 | 23·4 | 362·0 | -338·6 |
| 1981 | 4·5 | 422·7 | -418·2 |
| 1982 | 8·3 | 457·8 | -449·5 |
| 1983 | 5·2 | 513·1 | -507·9 |
| 1984 | 1·3 | 545·9 | -544·6 |
| 1985 | 1·5 | 658·3 | -656·8 |
| 11986 | 2·0 | 820·0 | -818·0 |
| Machine tools (SITC's 728, 736) | |||
| 1980 | 214·3 | 379·1 | -164·8 |
| 1981 | 197·9 | 362·4 | -164·5 |
| 1982 | 208·6 | 345·1 | -136·5 |
| 1983 | 157·8 | 311·0 | -153·1 |
| 1984 | 164·2 | 414·8 | -250·6 |
| 1985 | 188·1 | 585·0 | -396·8 |
| 1986 | .. | .. | .. |
| ..Not readily available. | |||
| 1 Provisional estimate. | |||
| 2 Adjusted to allow for return of equipment. | |||
Source: OECD (via DRI).
Eurostat (via WEFA).