HC Deb 27 July 1956 vol 557 cc77-9W
Mr. Hornby

asked the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of exports from the United Kingdom were sold in 1955 to the British Commonwealth, the

ported from Western Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France and Italy, respectively, in 1955 and the first six months of 1956,

Mr. P. Thorneycroft

The following is the information:

Messina group countries, and the countries of Western Europe who are not members of the Messina group, respectively.

Mr. P. Thorneycroft

The following is the information:

THE PROPORTIONS OF UNITED KINGDOM EXPORT TRADE WITH CERTAIN AREAS IN 1955
Percentages of total trade
— Exports Exports and Re-exports
Per cent. Per cent.
Commonwealth countries 48.7 47.4
Messina group countries* 12.9 14.0
Western European countries (other than Messina group)† 14.1 14.0
* France, Italy, W. Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
† Non-sterling O.E.E.C. Metropolitan countries (less Messina group) and Spain, Finland and Yugoslavia.

IMPORTS OF RAW COTTON INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM
Thousand centals of 100 lbs.
— 1938 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
From:
Nigeria 94.8 307.2 431.6 392.9 568.9 753.6
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 31.2 22.3 35.3 49.7 40.3 4.7
Uganda 85.9 466.4 370.2 202.3 226.5 42.8
Tanganyika 43.1 53.8 94.1 182.0 31.0 40.7
Aden — 34.6 34.7 40.6 87.4 78.1
India 1,667.8 85.3 37.6 74.3 77.5 254.9
Pakistan 467.1 325.8 608.7 357.6 284.9
Sudan 839.4 1,663.0 803.7 1,016.5 757.5 744.8
Soviet Union 6.2 — — 15.0 253.1 474.6
Egypt 2,579.9 1,385.6 293.7 671.1 747.6 287.5
United States of America 4,438.0 2,205.7 2,180.7 1,927.4 2,571.5 1,826.2