Manufactured Exports

Mr. Oppenheim
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give figures for the change in the volume of manufactured exports over the last 48 months.

Mr. Mellor
On a balance of payments basis, the volume of United Kingdom exports of manufactures is estimated to have risen by 26 per cent. between November 1987 and November 1991.

Note 1: Standard International Trade Classification (Rev. 3) Sections 5 to 8.