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Mr. Austin Mitchell
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing the volume of exports of manufactures since the second quarter of 1979.
Mr. Mellor
Following is the available information:
| United Kingdom exports of manufactures: volume index (1985 = 100) | |
| Balance of payments basis Seasonally adjusted | |
| Index | |
| 1979 | |
| Quarter 2 | 99 |
| Quarter 3 | 91 |
| Quarter 4 | 94 |
| 1980 | |
| Quarter 1 | 96 |
| Quarter 2 | 92 |
| Quarter 3 | 89 |
| Quarter 4 | 88 |
| 1981 | |
| Quarter 1 | 83 |
| Quarter 2 | 85 |
| Quarter 3 | 88 |
| Quarter 4 | 88 |
| 1982 | |
| Quarter 1 | 88 |
| Quarter 2 | 89 |
| Quarter 3 | 85 |
| Quarter 4 | 87 |
| 1983 | |
| Quarter 1 | 86 |
| Quarter 2 | 86 |
| Quarter 3 | 88 |
| Quarter 4 | 88 |
| 1984 | |
| Quarter 1 | 93 |
| Quarter 2 | 92 |
Index
| |
| Quarter 3 | 94 |
| Quarter 4 | 99 |
1985
| |
| Quarter 1 | 99 |
| Quarter 2 | 102 |
| Quarter 3 | 99 |
| Quarter 4 | 100 |
1986
| |
| Quarter 1 | 101 |
| Quarter 2 | 105 |
| Quarter 3 | 103 |
| Quarter 4 | 107 |
1987
| |
| Quarter 1 | 112 |
| Quarter 2 | 109 |
| Quarter 3 | 115 |
| Quarter 4 | 113 |
1988
| |
| Quarter 1 | 113 |
| Quarter 2 | 118 |
| Quarter 3 | 122 |
| Quarter 4 | 120 |
1989
| |
| Quarter 1 | 127 |
| Quarter 2 | 127 |
| Quarter 3 | 131 |
| Quarter 4 | 137 |
1990
| |
| Quarter 1 | 138 |
| Quarter 2 | 143 |
| Quarter 3 | 139 |
| Quarter 4 | 141 |
1991
| |
| Quarter 1 | 141 |
| Quarter 2 | 146 |
| Quarter 3 | 146 |
| Quarter 4 | 146 |