§ Mr. Fernyhoughasked 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 GrantFollowing 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.