HC Deb 16 March 1956 vol 550 cc80-1W
Mr. H. Wilson

asked the President of the Board of Trade to state, for each of the years 1951 to 1955, the percentage of total United Kingdom exports which went to, and the percentage of total United Kingdom imports which came from, the Commonwealth, the sterling area, the European Payments Union area, the

PERCENTAGE OF UNITED KINGDOM TRADE WITH CERTAIN AREAS
1. Total exports to:
— Commonwealth Sterling area European Payments Union* Dollar area U.S.A.
1951 … … 49.4 49.1 24.9 12.8 5.7
1952 … … 47.4 47.1 25.6 13.8 6.6
1953 … … 47.9 47.2 27.8 15.0 6.4
1954 … … 48.0 48.5 28.0 13.5 5.8
1955 … … 47.4 48.0 27.0 13.8 6.6

2. Imports from:
— Commonwealth Sterling area European Payments Union Dollar area U.S.A.
1951 … … 41.7 35.8 25.7 19.8 9.7
1952 … … 47.0 41.3 24.6 20.7 9.0
1953 … … 49.3 45.0 23.0 19.0 7.6
1954 … … 48.3 44.4 24.2 18.4 8.4
1955 … … 46.1 40.5 24.5 21.7 10.8
* Non-sterling O.E.E.C. AND DEPENDENT OVERSEAS TERRITORIES.