Mr. H. Wilsonasked the President of the Board of Trade to state, for each of the years 1951 to 1955, the percentage of total United Kingdom exports which went 81W to, and the percentage of total United Kingdom imports which came from, the Commonwealth, the sterling area, the European Payments Union area, the
PERCENTAGE OF UNITED KINGDOM TRADE WITH CERTAIN AREAS 1. Total exports to: — Commonwealth Sterling area European Payments Union* Dollar area U.S.A. 1951 … … 49.4 49.1 24.9 12.8 5.7 1952 … … 47.4 47.1 25.6 13.8 6.6 1953 … … 47.9 47.2 27.8 15.0 6.4 1954 … … 48.0 48.5 28.0 13.5 5.8 1955 … … 47.4 48.0 27.0 13.8 6.6
2. Imports from: — Commonwealth Sterling area European Payments Union Dollar area U.S.A. 1951 … … 41.7 35.8 25.7 19.8 9.7 1952 … … 47.0 41.3 24.6 20.7 9.0 1953 … … 49.3 45.0 23.0 19.0 7.6 1954 … … 48.3 44.4 24.2 18.4 8.4 1955 … … 46.1 40.5 24.5 21.7 10.8 * Non-sterling O.E.E.C. AND DEPENDENT OVERSEAS TERRITORIES.