HC Deb 19 February 1959 vol 600 cc79-80W
Mr. Arbuthnot

asked the President of the Board of Trade what has been the value in each of the last 10 years of the export sales of the pharmaceutical industry.

Sir D. Eccles

The following is the reply:

United Kingdom Exports of Drugs, Medicines and Medicinal Preparations
Year £ million
1949 18.37
1950 23.06
1951 34.02
1952 31.66
1953 28.66
1954 32.10
1955 35.88
1956 35.94
1957 39.63
1958 37.79