§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will tabulate, for each of the last 10 years, the numerical position occupied by the United Kingdom's 10 best trading partners.
1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 Federal Republic of Germany … 2 2 2 2 2 2 United States of America … 1 1 1 1 1 1 France … 5 7 6 3 3 4 Netherlands … 8 4 4 5 6 3 Irish Republic … 3 3 3 4 4 6 Belgium-Luxembourg … 9 9 10 7 5 5 Switzerland … 13 13 12 9 7 8 Sweden … 7 5 7 6 8 7 Italy … 11 11 11 12 11 11 Denmark … 12 12 13 13 13 13
1975 1976 1977 1978 January-October 1979 Federal Republic of Germany … 2 2 2 2 1 United States of America … 1 1 1 1 2 France … 3 3 3 3 3 Netherlands … 4 4 4 4 4 Irish Republic … 6 6 6 6 5 Belgium-Luxembourg … 5 5 5 5 6 Switzerlamd … 8 8 7 7 7 Sweden … 7 7 8 8 8 Italy … 11 9 10 10 9 Denmark … 15 12 11 12 10 Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics