§ Mr. Sheldonasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) what proportion of United Kingdom exports last year was represented by exports to the Commonwealth as defined in 1967, together with exports to Rhodesia and South Africa;
(2) what proportion of United Kingdom exports for the years 1920 to 1938, inclusive, was represented by United Kingdom exports to the Commonwealth as defined in 1967, together with exports to Rhodesia and South Africa.
§ Mr. DellFollowing is the information:170W
UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS TO THE COMMONWEALTH (AS DEFINED IN 1967, INCLUDING RHODESIA), TOGETHER WITH SOUTH AFRICA, AS A PROPORTION OF TOTAL UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS Year Per cent. Year Per cent. 1920 … 33 1930 … 35 1921 … 37 1931 … 34 1922 … 36 1932 … 36 1923 … 34 1933 … 37 1924 … 34 1934 … 39 1925 … 36 1935 … 41 1926 … 41 1936 … 42 1927 … 39 1937 … 42 1928 … 39 1938 … 43 1929 … 38 1968 … 27 Notes:
The figure for 1968 is provisional.
Figures for the years 1920 to 1938 on which these percentages are based are not precisely comparable with those for 1968 but the percentages are unlikely to be significantly affected by these differences.
Re-exports are not included.
§ Mr. Sheldonasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state, from figures available to him from international sources, the proportion of total imports of the Commonwealth as defined in 1967, together with South Africa and Rhodesia, for each of the years 1920 to 1938, inclusive, and 1946 to 1968, which were represented by imports from the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. DellFollowing is the information, except in respect of 1968 for which figures are not yet available:
PERCENTAGE OF THE STERLING VALUE OF IMPORTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH (AS DEFINED IN 1967, INCLUDING RHODESIA), TOGETHER WITH SOUTH AFRICA, IMPORTED FROM UNITED KINGDOM Year Percentage Year Percentage 1920 … 39.7 1946 … 25.6 1921 … 38.8 1947 … 22.9 1922 … 40.1 1948 … 27.4 1923 … 37.7 1949 … 29.6 1924 … 36.3 1950 … 28.5 1925 … 36.2 1951 … 25.3 1926 … 33.5 1952 … 25.6 1927 … 33.3 1953 … 26.5 1928 … 32.6 1954 … 26.9 1929 … 31.3 1955 … 26.0 1930 … 31.8 1956 … 24.0 1931 … 29.7 1957 … 23.8 1932 … 31.7 1958 … 23.9 1933 … 33.5 1959 … 22.4 1934 … 32.8 1960 … 21.9 1935 … 28.4 1961 … 21.6 1936 … 32.5 1962 … 19.9 1937 … 30.0 1963 … 19.0 1938 … 31.1 1964 … 17.6 1965 … 17.5 1966 … 15.9 1967 … 14.4 1920–36 Burma is included with India; no separate figures available. 1925–30 Hong Kong excluded; available. no figures available.