§ Mr. Maurice Macmillanasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will show the percentage of imports covered by exports, with and without corrections for misrecording of exports, for the years 1952 to 1968, all at free on board values.
§ Mr. DellOn the basis of the recorded export figures, the percentages are:
Per cent. 1952 91 1953 92 1954 93 1955 91 1956 102 1957 99 1958 101 1959 97 1960 90 1961 96 1962 98 1963 98 1964 89 1965 95 1966 98 1967 90 1968 90 Corresponding figures based on exports incorporating an allowance for estimated under-recording are not available; I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given him on 19th June.—[Vol. 785, c. 149–50.]