Exports (Commonwealth)

HC Deb 09 December 1968 vol 775 cc50-1W

Mr. Sheldon

asked the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of British exports for the years 1946 to 1967, inclusive, and so far this year were represented by British exports to the Commonwealth as defined in 1967, together with exports to Rhodesia and South Africa.

Mr. Dell

Following is the information:

UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS TO THE COMMONWEALTH AND SOUTH AFRICA AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS
Year		Per cent.	Year	Per cent.
1946	…	41	1958	44
1947	…	44	1959	41
1948	…	47	1960	41
1949	…	50	1961	38
1950	…	48	1962	35
1951	…	51	1963	34
1952	…	48	1964	34
1953	…	48	1965	34
1954	…	47	1966	31
1955	…	47	1967	30
1956	…	44	Jan.—Oct.
1957	…	44	1968	27

Note: The figures on which these percentages are based for the years 1946 to 1953 are not strictly comparable with those for the later periods, but the percentages given are unlikely to be significantly affected by these differences. Re-exports are not included.