Exporting Countries Mr. Nigel Evans To ask the President of the Board of Trade what were the 10 countries that earned the most money from exports in each year since 1979. Mr. Needham The information requested is in the table.----------------------- |Year | ----------------------- |1979 | ----------------------- |1 USA | ----------------------- |2 Germany | ----------------------- |3 Japan | ----------------------- |4 France | ----------------------- |5 United Kingdom | ----------------------- |6 Italy | ----------------------- |7 Netherlands | ----------------------- |8 Saudi Arabia | ----------------------- |9 Belgium/Luxembourg | ----------------------- |10 Canada | ----------------------- |1980 | ----------------------- |1 USA | ----------------------- |2 Germany | ----------------------- |3 Japan | ----------------------- |4 United Kingdom | ----------------------- |5 France | ----------------------- |6 Saudi Arabia | ----------------------- |7 Italy | ----------------------- |8 Netherlands | ----------------------- |9 Canada | ----------------------- |10 Belgium/Luxembourg| ----------------------- |1981 | ----------------------- |1 USA | ----------------------- |2 Germany | ----------------------- |3 Japan | ----------------------- |4 Saudi Arabia | ----------------------- |5 United Kingdom | ----------------------- |6 France | ----------------------- |7 Italy | ----------------------- |8 Canada | ----------------------- |9 Netherlands | ----------------------- |10 Belgium/Luxembourg| ----------------------- |1982 | ----------------------- |1 USA | ----------------------- |2 Germany | ----------------------- |3 Japan | ----------------------- |4 United Kingdom | ----------------------- |5 France | ----------------------- |6 Saudi Arabia | ----------------------- |7 Italy | ----------------------- |8 Canada | ----------------------- |9 Netherlands | ----------------------- |10 Belgium/Luxembourg| ----------------------- |1983 | ----------------------- |1 USA | ----------------------- |2 Germany | ----------------------- |3 Japan | ----------------------- |4 United Kingdom | ----------------------- |5 France | ----------------------- |6 Canada | ----------------------- |7 Italy | ----------------------- |8 Netherlands | ----------------------- ---------------------- |9 Belgium/Luxembourg| ---------------------- |10 Saudi Arabia | ---------------------- |1 USA | ---------------------- |2 Germany | ---------------------- |3 Japan | ---------------------- |4 United Kingdom | ---------------------- |5 France | ---------------------- |6 Canada | ---------------------- |7 Italy | ---------------------- |8 Netherlands | ---------------------- |9 Belgium/Luxembourg| ---------------------- |10 USSR | ---------------------- | | ---------------------- |1 USA | ---------------------- |2 Germany | ---------------------- |3 Japan | ---------------------- |4 United Kingdom | ---------------------- |5 France | ---------------------- |6 Canada | ---------------------- |7 Italy | ---------------------- |8 Netherlands | ---------------------- |9 Belgium/Luxembourg| ---------------------- |10 USSR | ---------------------- | | ---------------------- |1 Germany | ---------------------- |2 USA | ---------------------- |3 Japan | ---------------------- |4 France | ---------------------- |5 United Kingdom | ---------------------- |6 Italy | ---------------------- |7 Canada | ---------------------- |8 Netherlands | ---------------------- |9 Belgium/Luxembourg| ---------------------- |10 Taiwan | ---------------------- | | ---------------------- |1 Germany | ---------------------- |2 USA | ---------------------- |3 Japan | ---------------------- |4 France | ---------------------- |5 United Kingdom | ---------------------- |6 Italy | ---------------------- |7 Canada | ---------------------- |8 Netherlands | ---------------------- |9 Belgium/Luxembourg| ---------------------- |10 Taiwan | ---------------------- | | ---------------------- |1 Germany | ---------------------- |2 USA | ---------------------- |3 Japan | ---------------------- |4 France | ---------------------- |5 United Kingdom | ---------------------- |6 Italy | ---------------------- |7 Canada | ---------------------- |8 Netherlands | ---------------------- |9 Belgium/Luxembourg| ---------------------- |10 Hong Kong2 | ---------------------- | | ---------------------- |1 USA | ---------------------- |2 Germany | ---------------------- |3 Japan | ---------------------- |4 France | ---------------------- |5 United Kingdom | ---------------------- |6 Italy | ---------------------- |7 Canada | ---------------------- |8 Netherlands | ---------------------- |9 Belgium/Luxembourg| ---------------------- |10 Hong Kong2 | ---------------------- | | ---------------------- |1 Germany | ---------------------- |2 USA | ---------------------- ---------------------- |3 Japan | ---------------------- |4 France | ---------------------- |5 United Kingdom | ---------------------- |6 Italy | ---------------------- |7 Netherlands | ---------------------- |8 Canada | ---------------------- |9 Belgium/Luxembourg| ---------------------- |10 Hong Kong2 | ---------------------- |1 USA | ---------------------- |2 Germany3 | ---------------------- |3 Japan | ---------------------- |4 France | ---------------------- |5 United Kingdom | ---------------------- |6 Italy | ---------------------- |7 Netherlands | ---------------------- |8 Canada | ---------------------- |9 Belgium/Luxembourg| ---------------------- |10 Hong Kong2 | ---------------------- |1 USA | ---------------------- |2 Germany3 | ---------------------- |3 Japan | ---------------------- |4 France | ---------------------- |5 United Kingdom | ---------------------- |6 Italy | ---------------------- |7 Netherlands | ---------------------- |8 Canada | ---------------------- |9 Belgium/Luxembourg| ---------------------- |10 Hong Kong2 | ---------------------- Notes: 1 Total visible exports. 2 Includes re-exports. 3 1991 onwards includes Eastern Germany. Source: OECD Series A. IMF Direction of Trade. Gatt Focus.