HC Deb 29 July 1958 vol 592 cc113-4W
Mr. Patrick Maitland

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was Great Britain's percentage share of the world's export trade in 1950, 1954 and the most recent year from which a comparable figure is available.

Mr. Vaughan-Morgan

The United Kingdom's share of the value of the exports of the world (excluding the Soviet bloc and China) was 11.2 per cent in 1950, 10 per cent. in 1954 and 9.7 per cent. in 1957. Figures for Great Britain only are not available.

For manufactured goods only (Sections 5 to 8 of the Standard International Trade Classification) the United Kingdom's share of the value of exports of the main manufacturing countries (excluding United States exports of special category goods) was 25.6 per cent. in 1950, 20.4 per cent. in 1954 and 18.1 per cent. in 1957.