§ Mr. J. P. MORRISasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the proportion of United Kingdom exports to world exports in the years 1913, 1929, and 1931, respectively?
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§ Mr. RUNCIMANAccording to particulars published by the League of Nations, the proportion of domestic exports of the United Kingdom to world's exports was 13.94 per cent in 1913, and 10.76 per cent in 1929. The figure for 1931 is not yet available, but for 1930 the corresponding proportion was 10.51 per cent. The trade of the Netherlands was excluded from the aggregate world's trade in 1013, and changes have been effected in international boundaries and new States have been created since the termination of the War; the figure for 1913 is, therefore, not comparable with those of post-War years.