HC Deb 26 November 1968 vol 774 c86W
84. Mr. Ridsdale

asked the President of the Board of Trade what has been the dollar earning capacity of exports to date since devaluation, compared to the previous similar period before devaluation.

Mr. Dell

Compared with a year earlier, the rise was 1½per cent. for the period December, 1967 to October, 1968. However, exports have risen strongly this year, and for the last three months the rate in terms of dollars was 8 per cent. higher than for the second and third quarters last year, before devaluation and the dock strikes.