HL Deb 23 October 1952 vol 178 cc991-2WA
LORD OGMORE

asked Her Majesty's Government what, in volume and in value, was the export and import trade between the United Kingdom and India, Pakistan and Ceylon for the years 1938, 1946 and 1951.

VISCOUNT SWINTON

The value of United Kingdom trade with India, Pakistan and Ceylon for the years 1938, 1946 and 1951 is shown in the following table. Estimates are not compiled of the volume of trade with particular countries.

UNITED KINGDOM TRADE WITH INDIA, PAKISTAN AND CEYLON
£'000
— 1938 1946 1951
Imports (c.i.f.)
India 49,939 68,966 153,396
Pakistan 40,557
Ceylon and Dependencies 12,399 30,359 43,770
United Kingdom Exports
India 33,779 79,670 115,189
Pakistan 45,636
Ceylon and Dependencies 3,496 7,482 23,950
Re-exports
India 520 664 683
Pakistan 353
Ceylon and Dependencies 66 20 99

House adjourned at sixteen minutes before seven o'clock.