HC Deb 01 February 1971 vol 810 cc244-7W
Mr. Cordle

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give 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

Imports
1966 % change Over 1967 % change Over 1968 % change Over
£'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+

Imports
1969 % change over 1970 % change over Annual Average
£'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.

Exports
1966 % change over 1967 % change over 1968 % change over
£'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
year and as an annual average for the period.

Mr. Michael Noble

Following is the information:

Exports
1969 %change over 1970 %change over Annual Average
£'000 previous year £'000 previous year % change 1967–1970
Gambia 2,627 -14.0 2,110 -19.7 -3.6
Sierra Leone 13,758 +35.3 12,530 -8.9 +6.1
Ghana 37,468 +12.4 38,380 +2.4 +5.2
Nigeria 79,422 +34.6 114,385 +44.0 +14.3
Lesotho 88 -23.5- 67 -23.9 +11.8*
Botswana 346 +3.3 426 +23.1 +53.4*
Swaziland 133 -45.9 353 +165.4 +66.2*
Zambia 35,485 -1.2 37,866 +6.7 +9.2
Malawi 7,797 +6.2 7,983 +2.4 +7.0
Rhodesia 925 +2.9 503 -45.6 -34.7
Tanzania 18,277 -2.6 19,583 +7.1 +6.7
Kenya 50,339 +5.1 52,822 4.9 +4.7
Uganda 10,244 +20.5 9,960 -2.8 +2.3
*Annual average 1967–1970.