HC Deb 12 March 1971 vol 813 c195W
Mr. Fernyhough

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give a table showing Great Britain's imports and exports for each of the last 10 years in respect of the Commonwealth countries, the European Economic Community countries, European Free Trade Association countries, and the rest of the world, respectively.

Mr. Anthony Grant

Following is the information:

UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS
Commonwealth E.E.C. E.F.T.A.* £ million Rest of the World
1961 1,418 691 558 1,879
1962 1,430 724 555 1,919
1963 1,572 791 609 2,011
1964 1,744 941 748 2,263
1965 1,704 995 783 2,269
1966 1,628 1,104 841 2,376
1967 1,595 1,264 942 2,636
1968 1,870 1,552 1,162 3,313
1969 1,931 1,609 1,248 3,527
1970 2,158 1,822 1,406 3,665

UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS
Commonwealth E.E.C. E.F.T.A* £ million Rest of the World
1961 1,302 715 501 1,437
1962 1,205 829 535 1,493
1963 1,227 941 574 1,623
1964 1,265 963 641 1,696
1965 1,352 980 687 1,882
1966 1,319 1,046 763 2,127
1967 1,248 1,044 782 2,156
1968 1,440 1,296 889 2,809
1969 1,601 1,530 1,080 3,128
1970 1,695 1,754 1,277 3,337
* Figures for Iceland, which acceded to E.F.T.A. on 1st March, 1970, are excluded throughout.