§ Mr. Barnettasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what was the value of British exports to Czechoslovakia in each of the last five years; what percentage this represented of the total imports; and how the figures compare with United Kingdom competitors in this market, from figures available to him from international sources.
§ Mr. Goronwy RobertsThe value (f.o.b.) of British exports and re-exports to Czechoslovakia in the years 1962 to 1967 was, respectively, in millions of pounds sterling: 14.1, 12.0, 13.1, 14.6, 18.8, 15.0.
The International Financial Statistics published by the International Monetary Fund show that Czechoslovak imports from Britain for the years 1962 to 1966 represented, as a percentage of total 136W imports from all countries excluding the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the countries of Eastern Europe, respectively: 8.4, 6.9, 6.2, 5.7, 6.5.
The comparable percentage figures for the main competitors in this market are:
Federal Republic of Germany: 16.0, 12.1, 14.1, 14.2, 15.7.
France: 5.4, 4.3, 2.7, 5.0, 7.9.
Italy: 5.8, 4.7, 6.2, 5.9, 6.7.
Austria: 6.5, 5.6, 4.9, 5.2, 5.5.
It is not yet possible to give compatible figures for 1967.