HC Deb 20 November 1969 vol 791 c367W
100. Sir T. Beamish

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the dollar value of British exports for the first six months of 1969 compared with the same period in 1964, beside the increase in world exports and in the exports of the United States, Japan, Australia, Canada, and members of the Common Market and European Free Trade Association shown separately, details of which are available to him from international sources.

Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody

Yes.

EXPORTS—UNITED STATES $ MILLION (F.O.B.)
January June, 1964 January June, 1969 Percentage increase
World✶ 74,075 116,275 57.0
United Kingdom 6,291 8,118 29.0
United States 12,768 17,780 39.3
Japan 2,887 7,233 150.5
Australia 1,582 1,942 22.8
Canada 3,641 6,733 84.9
Belgium Luxembourg 2,778 4,815 73.3
France 4,525 7,536 66.5
German Federal Rupublic 7,937 13,509 70.2
Italy 2,779 5,940 113.7
Netherlands 2,762 4,709 70.5
Austria 680 1,107 62.6
Denmark 970 1,448 49.3
Finland 580 874 50.9
Norway 632 1,119 77.1
Portugal 223 356 60.1
Sweden 1,752 2,748 56.8
Switzerland 1,256 2,186 74.1
✶ Excludes Sino-Soviet area, Cuba and Indonesia

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