§ Sir W. Robson Brownasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state the first 20 British leading products in the export industry in order
UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS Value = £ million Class and Division 1954 per cent. of total 1955 per cent. of total 1956 per cent. of total A.11 Beverages … 46.0 1.7 51.5 1.8 56.0 1.8 B. 7 Wool and other animal hair and tops … 63.1 2.4 65.4 2.3 68.5 2.2 C. 2 Petroleum and petroleum products … 84.2 3.1 77.5 2.7 99.5 3.1 D. 1 Chemicals … 204.0 7.6 233.0 8.0 244.5 7.7 D. 6 Wool or hair yarns; woollen and worsted woven fabrics … 83.4 3.1 88.0 3.0 90.0 2.8 D. 7 Cotton yarns and woven fabrics … 112.1 4.2 97.7 3.4 88.7 2.8 D. 9 Miscellaneous textile manufactures … 89.1 3.3 91.1 3.1 84.7 2.7 D.10 Miscellaneous non-metallic mineral manufactures … 58.9 2.2 70.0 2.4 67.4 2.1 D.12 Iron and steel … 136.7 5.1 156.4 5.4 173.2 5.5 D.13 Non-ferrous base metals … 55.8 2.1 74.3 2.6 102.6 3.2 D.14 Manufactures of metals … 146.4 5.5 165.6 5.7 165.7 5.2 D.15 Machinery other than electric … 409.4 15.3 459.8 15.8 503.7 15.9 D.16 Electric machinery, apparatus and appliances … 170.2 6.4 191.8 6.6 216.8 6.8 D.18 Road vehicles and aircraft … 307.5 11.5 337.5 11.6 372.4 11.7 D 23 Miscellaneous manufactured articles … 66.9 2.5 75.6 2.6 80.8 2.5 258W
Class and Division 1957 per cent. of total 1958 per cent. of total 1959 per cent. of total A.11 Beverages … 61.0 1.8 64.6 2.0 71.0 2.1 B. 7 Wool and other animal hair and tops … 78.5 2.4 65.3 2.1 69.6 2.1 C. 2 Petroleum and petroleum products … 90.9 2.7 99.4 3.1 95.4 2.9 D. 1 Chemicals … 267.4 8.0 261.5 8.2 293.1 8.8 D. 6 Wool or hair yarns; woollen and worsted woven fabrics … 95.3 2.9 79.9 2.5 82.9 2.5 D. 7 Cotton yarns and woven fabrics … 88.6 2.7 71.7 2.2 63.2 1.9 D. 9 Miscellaneous textile manufactures … 84.8 2.6 75.3 2.4 75.1 2.3 D.10 Miscellaneous non-metallic mineral manufactures … 64.3 1.9 63.1 2.0 64.6 1.9 D.12 Iron and steel … 213.2 6.4 187.5 5.9 191.5 5.8 D.13 Non-ferrous base metals … 95.8 2.9 93.3 2.9 112.9 3.4 D.14 Manufactures of metals … 167.9 5.1 150.9 4.8 150.2 4.5 D.15 Machinery other than electric … 561.0 16.9 565.8 17.8 625.6 18.8 D.16 Electric machinery, apparatus and appliances … 227.3 6.8 221.7 7.0 231.6 7.0 D.18 Road vehicles and aircraft … 403.5 12.1 449.8 14.2 488.1 14.7 D.23 Miscellaneous manufactured articles … 84.3 2.6 90.9 2.9 95.6 2.9 of precedence; and if he will further state the total value of each of these products and their percentage of the total exports in each case for the years 1954 to 1959, respectively.
§ Mr. MaudlingAny such selection would necessarily be arbitrary since it would depend on how widely or narrowly the products were defined. The Trade and Navigation Accounts classify products within Divisions and the table below gives the information for those Divisions for which exports exceeded £50 million in 1959.