Plastics and Rubber-Working Machinery (Hansard, 12 February 1963)

HC Deb 12 February 1963 vol 671 c159W 159W

§ 93. Mr. Pargiter
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the value of British exports of plastics and rubber-working machinery to the Soviet Union arid Eastern Europe in 1960, 1961 and 1962, respectively; and what proportion this represented of total British exports of this type of equipment.

§ Mr. Green
United Kingdom exports of plastics and rubber-working machinery, including presses for tableting and pelleting and plastics moulding, were as follows:

(£'000)

—— 1960 1961 1962

(1) Total exports 11,192 13,704 12,425

(2) Of which to Soviet bloc 6,271 7,696 3,441

(3) (2) as% of (1) 56.0 56.2 27.7

(£'000)
——	1960	1961	1962
(1) Total exports	11,192	13,704	12,425
(2) Of which to Soviet bloc	6,271	7,696	3,441
(3) (2) as% of (1)	56.0	56.2	27.7