HC Deb 06 July 1937 vol 326 cc184-5W
Mr. Lyons

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will give the respective balances of trade with all countries with which agreements have been negotiated since the dates thereof up to the latest convenient time?

Mr. Stanley

The following table shows the total declared value of merchandise imported into and exported from the United Kingdom in trade with the under-mentioned foreign countries during the periods specified, together with the balance of imports or exports.

Country from and to which consigned. Date on which each Agreement came into force. Period to which the figures relate. Imports into the United Kingdom. Total exports from the United Kingdom. Excess of Exports(+) or Imports(-).
£'000 £'000 £'000
Germany 8th May, 1933 April, 1933– 124,904 100,550 (-) 24,354
1st November,1934 March, 1937.
Denmark 20th June, 1933 July, 1933– 124,457 55,034 (-) 69,423
20th June, 1936 March, 1937.
Iceland 28th June, 1933 July, 1933– 978 1,986 (+) 1,008
March, 1937.
Sweden 7th July, 1933 July, 1933– 69,739 39,026 (-) 30,713
March, 1937.
Norway 7th July, 1933 July, 1933– 31,901 26,362 (-) 5,539
March, 1937.
Argentina 8th November, 1933 October, 1933– 164,902 53,848 (-) 111,054
20th November, 1936 March, 1937.
Finland 23rd November, 1933 October, 1933– 55,005 15,249 (-) 39,756
March, 1937.
Soviet Union 21st March, 1934(a) January, 1934– 61,057 33,753 (-) 27,304
March, 1937.
France 1st July, 1934 July, 1934– 63,556 68,065 (+) 4,509
March, 1937.
Netherlands 1st August, 1934 July, 1934– 65,781 39,029 (-) 26,752
March, 1937.
Lithuania 12th August, 1934 October, 1934– 6,281 4,050 (-) 2,231
March, 1937.
Estonia 8th September, 1934 October, 1934– 4,465 2,328 (-) 2,137
March, 1937.
Latvia 12th October, 1934 October, 1934– 7,885 3,301 (-) 4,584
March, 1937.
Rumania 25th February, 1935 April, 1935– 9,920 2,409 (-) 7,511.
15th August, 1935 March, 1937.
1st June, 1936
1st June, 1937
Poland 14th March, 1935 April, 1935– 18,052 12,173 (-) 5,879
March, 1937.
Brazil 27th March, 1935 April, 1935— 16,903 10,023 (-) 6,880
March, 1937.
Italy 1st May, 1935 April, 1935– 9,936 7,283 (-) 2,653
16th November, 1936 March, 1937.
Turkey 10th June, 1935 July, 1935– 2,251 1,739 (-) 512
17th September, 1936 March, 1937.
Spain 13th January, 1936(c) January, 1936– 13,635 3,584 (-) 10,051
March, 1937.
Hungary 1st February, 1936 January, 1936–March, 1937. 2,792 660 (-) 2,132
March, 1937.
Uruguay 3rd February, 1936 January, 1936– 5,130 2,416 (-) 2,714
March, 1937.
Peru 9th October, 1936(b) October, 1936– 2,289 573 (-) 1,716
March, 1937.
Yugoslavia 1st January, 1937 January-March, 483 262 (-) 221
1937
(a) The balance of payments was regulated as from 1st January, 1934.
(b) Date of provisional entry into force.
(c) The Clearing is suspended as from 17th December, 1936.