§ Sir A. Knoxasked the President of the Board of Trade the figures of the export and import trade between the Irish Free State and Britain in the last 10 years, and also similar figures of trade between Northern Ireland and Britain?
§ Mr. DaltonThe following table gives the value of imports and exports of merchandise in the trade between the United Kingdom and Eire from 1933 to 1939, no later particulars being available for publication. Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, and no separate statistics are kept of trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Year. Imports. Exports of United Kingdom goods. Exports of imported merchandise. £000 £000 £000 1933 … 17,791 19,034 4,635 1934 … 17,200 19,525 5,280 1935 … 18,757 20,240 4,920 1936 … 20,365 21,072 4,902 1937 … 21,082 21,596 5,716 1938 … 22,965 20,282 5,703 1939 … 25,262 22,903 5,474