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Mr. Cordle
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give
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the total of United Kingdom visible exports to and visible imports from each Commonwealth country in the Continent of Africa in each of the last five years, showing the percentage charge for each
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Imports |
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1966 |
% change Over |
1967 |
% change Over |
1968 |
% change Over |
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£'000 |
previous year |
£'000 |
previous year |
£'000 |
previous year |
Gambia |
… |
… |
… |
3,150 |
+108.2 |
3,536 |
+12.3 |
3,393 |
-4.1 |
Sierra Leone |
… |
… |
… |
19,516 |
-28.1 |
22,524 |
+15.4 |
34,812 |
+54.6 |
Ghana |
… |
… |
… |
18,492 |
+7.0 |
24,121 |
+30.4 |
35,047 |
+45.3 |
Nigeria |
… |
… |
… |
112,664 |
0.0 |
78,925 |
-30.0 |
70,288 |
-11.0 |
Lesotho |
… |
… |
… |
10,454 |
+16.3 |
1 |
-5.9 |
1 |
0.0 |
Botswana |
… |
… |
… |
1,379 |
1,113 |
-19.3 |
Swaziland |
… |
… |
… |
8,454 |
7,619 |
-9.9 |
Zambia |
… |
… |
… |
79,930 |
+5.0 |
71,235 |
-10.9 |
89,827 |
+26.1 |
Malawi |
… |
… |
… |
9,299 |
+36.8 |
9,293 |
-0.1 |
10,803 |
+16.2 |
Rhodesia |
… |
… |
… |
4,582 |
-84.3 |
153 |
-96.7 |
101 |
-34.0 |
Tanzania |
… |
… |
… |
22,599 |
+19.0 |
24,205 |
+7.1 |
24,438 |
+1.0 |
Kenya |
… |
… |
… |
19,828 |
+22.5- |
19,801 |
-0.1 |
25,348 |
+28.0 |
Uganda |
… |
… |
… |
11,154 |
+28.9 |
13,745 |
+23.2 |
15,193 |
+10.5+ |
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Imports |
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1969 |
% change over |
1970 |
% change over |
Annual Average |
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£'000 |
previous year |
£'000 |
previous year |
% change 1966–1970 |
Gambia |
… |
… |
… |
… |
… |
2,025 |
-40.3 |
4,139 |
+104.4 |
+7.1 |
Sierra Leone |
… |
… |
… |
… |
… |
36,149 |
+3.8 |
31,448 |
-13.0 |
+12.7 |
Ghana |
… |
… |
… |
… |
… |
43,301 |
+23.6 |
38,948 |
-10.1 |
+20.4 |
Nigeria |
… |
… |
… |
… |
… |
104,476 |
+48.6 |
123,874 |
+18.6 |
+2.4 |
Lesotho |
… |
… |
… |
… |
… |
1 |
0.0 |
1 |
0.0 |
—* |
Botswana |
… |
… |
… |
… |
… |
835 |
-25.0 |
3,153 |
+277.6 |
+31.7* |
Swaziland |
… |
… |
… |
… |
… |
9,904 |
+30.0 |
9,411 |
-5.0 |
+3.6* |
Zambia |
… |
… |
… |
… |
… |
105,525 |
+17.5- |
101,384 |
-3.9 |
+6.1 |
Malawi |
… |
… |
… |
… |
… |
10,650 |
+1.4 |
12,135 |
+13.9 |
+6.9 |
Rhodesia |
… |
… |
… |
… |
… |
81 |
-19.8 |
49 |
-39.5+ |
-67.9 |
Tanzania |
… |
… |
… |
… |
… |
23,961 |
-2.0 |
23,963 |
0.0 |
+1.5 |
Kenya |
… |
… |
… |
… |
… |
25,738 |
+1.5+ |
27,064 |
+5.2 |
+8.1 |
Uganda |
… |
… |
… |
… |
… |
17,464 |
+14.9 |
17,652 |
+1.1 |
+12.1 |
* Annual Average 1967–1970. |
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Exports |
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1966 |
% change over |
1967 |
% change over |
1968 |
% change over |
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£'000 |
previous year |
£'000 |
previous year |
£'000 |
previous year |
Gambia |
… |
… |
… |
2,445 |
+10.1 |
2,637 |
+7.9 |
3,054 |
+15.8 |
Sierra Leone |
… |
… |
… |
9,900 |
-6.9 |
8,526 |
-13.9 |
10,168 |
+19.3 |
Ghana |
… |
… |
… |
31,311 |
-23.9 |
31,073 |
-0.8 |
33,343 |
+7.3 |
Nigeria |
… |
… |
… |
66,962 |
-8.7 |
59,424 |
-11.3 |
59,022 |
-0.7 |
Lesotho |
… |
… |
… |
318 |
-30.1 |
48 |
-23.6 |
115 |
+139.6 |
Botswana |
… |
… |
… |
118 |
335 |
+183.9 |
Swaziland |
… |
… |
… |
77 |
246 |
+219.5- |
Zambia |
… |
… |
… |
26,637 |
+75.1 |
26,596 |
-0.2 |
35,921 |
+35.1 |
Malawi |
… |
… |
… |
6,094 |
+72.1 |
6,091 |
-0.1 |
7,340 |
+20.5+ |
Rhodesia |
… |
… |
… |
2,762 |
-91.3 |
1,091 |
-60.5+ |
899 |
-17.6 |
Tanzania |
… |
… |
… |
15,106 |
+36.4 |
14,320 |
-5.2 |
18,761 |
+31.0 |
Kenya |
… |
… |
… |
43,986 |
+26.8 |
48,179 |
+9.5+ |
47,876 |
-0.6 |
Uganda |
… |
… |
… |
9,087 |
+20.6 |
8,198 |
-9.8 |
8,498 |
+3.7 |
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year and as an annual average for the period.