§ Mr. Lyonsasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give the respective balances of trade with all countries with which agreements have been negotiated for the 12 months ended
Country from and to which consigned. Date on which each Agreement came into force. Imports into the United Kingdom. Total exports from the United Kingdom. Excess of Exports (+) or Imports (-). £'000. £'000. £'000. Germany … … 8th May, 1933 … 32,957 25,809 (-) 7,148 1st November, 1934 … Denmark … … 20th June, 1933 … 33,225 15,590 (-) 17,635 20th June, 1936 … Iceland … … 28th June, 1933 … 274 403 (+) 129 Sweden … … 7th July, 1933 … 20,632 11,298 (-) 9,334 Norway … … 7th July, 1933 … 8,953 6,999 (-) 1,954 Argentina … … 8th November, 1933 … 45,106 15,547 (-) 29,559 20th November, 1936 … Finland … … 23rd November, 1933 … 18,151 4,581 (-) 13,570 Soviet Union … … 21st March, 1934 (a) … 18,934 12,958 (-) 5,976 France … … 1st July, 1934 … 25,704 25,813 (+) 109 Netherlands … … 1st August, 1934 … 25,132 14,312 (-) 10,820 Lithuania … … 12th August, 1934 … 2,989 1,740 (-) 1,249 Estonia … … 8th September, 1934 … 1,935 944 (-) 991 Latvia … … 12th October, 1934 … 3,419 1,371 (-) 2,048 Roumania … … 25th February, 1935 … 4,272 1,163 (-) 3,109 15th August, 1935 … (1st June, 1936 … Poland … … 14th March, 1935 … 9,863 6,568 (-) 3,295 Italy … … 1st May, 1935 … 2,269 943 (-) 1,326 16th November, 1936 … Turkey … … 20th June, 1935 … 1,297 971 (-) 326 17th September, 1936 … Spain … … 13th January, 1936 … 10,665 3,175 (-) 7,490 Hungary … … 1st February, 1936 … 2,255 516 (-) 1,739 Uruguay … … 3rd February, 1936 … 3,939 1,956 (-) 1,983 Peru … … 9th October, 1936 (b) … 4,583 1,163 (-) 3,420 Yugoslavia … … 1st January, 1937 (b) … 1,866 930 (-) 936 (a) The balance of payments was regulated as from 1st January, 1934. (b) Date of provisional entry into force.