HC Deb 24 July 1959 vol 609 cc177-8W
Commander Courtney

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the estimated sterling value for 1957 and 1958 of Polish exports to and imports from the United Kingdom, West Germany, the Netherlands, and Denmark, respectively, in a form comparable to that published in the Board of Trade Journal and other official publications for the guidance of British exporters.

Sir D. Eccles

The following is the information as recorded in the official Polish Statistics, converted into sterling at the rate of £1 = 11.2 zloty.

Imports into Poland Exports from Poland
£m. £m.
1957 1958 1957 1958
Trade with:
United Kingdom 16.8 29.6 22.7 24.6
Germany 19.7 24.0 17.9 25.3
Netherlands 9.6 4.8 1.6 2.7
Denmark 1.9 4.9 4.1 5.3