§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will provide a table showing total Commonwealth trade as a proportion of the United Kingdom's total world trade in 1952, 1962 and 1972, and the comparable figures for the United States of America and the European Economic Community.
§ Sir G. HoweFollowing is the information :
percentage of trade with Commonwealth* U.S.A EEC† United Kingdom Imports 1952 38 9 18 1962 30 10 22 1972 19 11 32 Exports 1952 37 7 18 1962 28 9 27 1972 18 12 30 * Excludes Pakistan † Enlarged EEC