International Trade (Hansard, 20 November 1972)

§ 54. Mr. William Hamilton
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the figures showing the progress of trade with each member of the Commonwealth in the last 13 years; and the comparable figures for trade with the United States of America and with the European Economic Community countries.

§ Sir G. Howe
The figures in the following tables are kept up-to-date in the Annual Statement of Trade, and monthly in the Overseas Trade Statistics.
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TABLE 1

UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS FROM COMMONWEALTH

£ million c.i.f.

1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971

Gibraltar 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.7 0.6

Malta 1.1 1.1 1.6 2.0 1.7 2.1 2.5 2.9 3.4 4.6 5.4 5.8 7.3

Cyprus 7.6 8.0 8.4 12.7 10.5 10.5 10.5 12.4 14.5 15.9 19.0 20.4 22.8

Canada 314.9 378.2 353.2 354.0 374.4 458.3 458.3 425.4 456.4 513.9 506.8 682.2 637.3

British Honduras 1.8 1.5 2.2 1.2 2.5 2.4 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.6

Bahamas 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.9 1.0 1.8 2.0 2.7 4.5

Bermuda 0.2 0.4 1.7 1.2 1.9 2.8 4.3 5.6 7.0 9.8 11.2 16.0 15.9

Antigua, etc. 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.2 3.6 2.9 1.9 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.9 2.3

Barbados 4.3 4.4 3.8 3.3 11.7 7.4 6.5 7.0 6.1 7.2 6.7 6.8 6.6

Dominica, etc. 7.6 7.5 8.5 9.1 10.0 11.2 13.0 10.6 10.1 10.9 12.7 9.3 8.0

Jamaica 19.3 20.4 18.4 18.6 31.8 30.3 28.0 28.8 28.8 26.2 26.1 27.4 34.5

Trinidad and Tobago 34.8 38.1 34.0 30.9 38.5 36.2 24.5 22.1 23.0 22.4 21.5 19.4 20.5

Guyana 8.5 8.4 7.5 7.2 13.0 8.9 9.3 6.0 11.0 10.7 13.2 12.4 16.2

Falkland Islands 2.3 1.7 2.2 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.8

Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0

Australia 223.2 197.6 174.9 185.9 207.1 251.3 219.5 208.0 173.8 211.0 236.1 260.2 276.8

New Zealand 183.1 183.2 159.8 169.7 173.6 208.3 208.2 187.0 185.9 196.7 215.7 203.2 227.5

Papua and New Guinea 3.8 4.9 4.1 4.0 5.2 4.7 6.6 6.0 5.3 7.7 7.0 8.2 7.9
Western Samoa 1.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Nauru 0.9 1.3 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.2 0.9 0.8 0.3 — 0.0

Fiji 4.8 3.7 3.7 3.3 11.1 9.2 9.4 8.5 9.0 9.2 11.7 10.2 9.4

Other Commonwealth Pacific Islands 2.1 2.2 2.3 1.6 1.9 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.7 1.6 0.4 0.5

Islands in Indian Seas 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0

India 142.9 148.8 145.4 136.5 141.5 141.3 128.3 119.1 125.7 135.0 107.0 105.3 111.2

Pakistan 25.8 29.3 25.0 29.3 28.2 27.0 27.3 31.9 32.9 40.5 39.7 35.2 33.8

Ceylon 39.8 41.1 40.3 42.0 41.5 41.6 42.3 36.3 39.6 39.9 33.1 36.5 29.3

Malaysia 49.8 48.5 45.9 37.6 32.5 52.5 49.3 32.2 28.1 35.8 33.6 46.5 42.8

Singapore 21.2 22.1 19.4 16.1 17.0 15.9 17.9 26.5 30.6 33.5 37.5

Brunei 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

Hong Kong 34.8 44.5 46.5 56.0 70.0 80.7 70.2 80.6 89.6 115.5 125.5 128.4 164.8

Gambia 0.7 1.2 1.1 1.3 0.8 1.5 1.5 3.2 3.5 3.4 2.0 4.1 4.6

Sierra Leone 20.3 21.4 21.3 13.3 25.6 25.2 27.1 19.5 22.5 34.8 36.1 31.4 26.9

Ghana 22.1 22.8 25.5 26.4 23.4 19.5 17.3 18.5 24.1 35.0 43.3 38.8 32.2

Nigeria 87.5 81.1 78.5 73.2 78.1 88.5 112.6 112.7 78.9 70.3 104.5 124.0 139.5

Lesotho 1.4 3.7 3.8 3.6 5.2 5.5 9.0 10.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Botswana 1.4 1.1 0.8 3.2 2.8

Swaziland 8.5 7.6 9.9 9.3 9.4

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1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971

Zambia 90.3 103.1 106.3 107.5 97.8 100.2 76.1 79.9 71.2 89.8 105.5 101.2 56.8

Malawi 6.8 9.3 9.3 10.8 10.7 12.1 12.9

Rhodesia 29.2 4.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1

Tanzania 16.4 18.9 18.5 19.7 21.7 22.3 19.0 22.6 24.2 24.4 24.0 24.0 24.7

Kenya 14.4 13.2 12.6 15.4 19.0 19.4 16.2 19.8 19.8 25.3 25.7 27.0 30.1

Uganda 5.9 5.3 5.4 6.5 6.4 5.5 8.7 11.2 13.7 15.2 17.5 17.5 19.3

Mauritius 13.6 11.9 11.2 12.0 31.8 22.8 21.3 23.2 20.3 24.3 21.6 22.3 17.3

Seychelles 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

St. Helena 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0

Commonwealth Total 1,411.7 1,483.2 1,398.4 1,407.4 1,543.1 1,705.6 1,672.6 1,591.0 1,575.1 1,792.0 1,874.0 2,091.3 2,098.6

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TABLE 2

UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS TO COMMENWEALTH

£ million f.o.b.

1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971

Gibraltar 3.8 4.1 4.9 4.6 4.9 5.2 4.3 4.1 4.0 4.9 5.5 5.7 7.1

Malta 11.1 11.5 12.1 11.0 11.2 12.8 12.6 13.7 15.4 20.0 24.1 25.7 23.0

Cyprus 13.6 12.9 14.0 15.4 15.7 11.4 16.0 17.0 16.9 23.5 26.5 26. 1 29.1

Canada 214.2 221.2 229.0 195.3 180.3 193.7 208.0 224.4 221.2 268.0 311.2 288.2 349.0

British Honduras 1.5 1.5 1.6 2.1 1.7 2.0 2.7 3.4 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.6 4.3

Bahamas 14.0 5.5 6.7 4.4 4.4 5.0 5.5 7.0 8.0 11.0 14.0 11.1 9.5

Bermuda 5.6 18.5 11.4 7.4 4.2 4.8 4.9 5.8 5.9 7.5 10.0 11.1 11.9

Antigua etc. 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.5 4.4 5.3 3.4 4.6 5.5 6.3 8.3

Barbados 5.3 6.1 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.9 6.0 6.9 7.1 7.5 9.6 12.0 13.3

Dominica etc. 3.1 3.6 4.0 3.6 3.4 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.3 5.1 6.6 9.7 11.9

Jamaica 22.2 26.3 23.4 23.2 19.8 24.0 23.7 24.5 23.8 29.0 36.0 38.1 43.2

Trinidad and Tobago 27.9 28.8 25.9 24.9 24.7 24.8 25.5 23.9 20.2 23.8 25.5 28.1 33.9

Guyana 9.7 10.9 10.6 8.8 7.7 9.2 10.8 11.9 10.9 12.3 13.5 14.9 15.9

Falkland Islands 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 2.3

Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.7

Australia 225.6 262.7 203.8 231.5 238.8 258.7 284.4 258.5 256.9 320.6 323.0 345.8 365.0

New Zealand and Ross Dependency 98.4 121.7 124.7 107.9 116.0 118.0 126.1 127.9 100.3 104.4 122.0 129.0 146.1

Papua and New Guinea 0.8 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.3 1.5 2.1 1.6 1.5 2.2 3.1 3.0 2.7

Western Samoa 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

Nauru 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.1 0.0

Fiji 3.4 3.2 3.5 3.9 3.7 4.5 4.6 3.9 3.6 6.2 5.9 6.1 8.3

Other Commonwealth Pacific Islands 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.3 2.0

Islands in Indian Seas 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4

India 173.5 152.6 154.2 119.6 139.6 130.4 116.4 96.9 83.5 73.2 66.9 72.9 138.4

Pakistan 34.6 40.3 44.1 43.5 42.4 44.7 51.5 53.2 51.5 47.4 53.8 49.5 50.4

Ceylon 31.9 29.1 26.8 24.9 23.1 19.9 19.0 23.4 20.8 23.0 29.3 18.5 15.9

Malaysia 36.7 42.1 45.5 50.8 87.4 86.3 94.1 51.0 43.5 48.5 47.7 60.4 64.7

Singapore 31.7 34.9 38.2 35.5 40.1 36.4 40.8 50.7 62.5 73.1

Brunei 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 1.2 1.6 2.1 2.1 2.7 2.9 4.0

Hong Kong 37.1 41.7 46.5 49.2 55.7 58.4 65.6 65.8 62.6 78.2 89.0 99.5 104.3

Gambia 1.5 1.3 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.6 2.2 2.4 2.6 3.1 2.6 2.1 2.7

Sierra Leone 9.6 10.6 13.7 11.5 11.5 13.1 10.6 9.9 8.5 10.2 13.8 12.5 12.7

Ghana 42.6 45.9 50.4 37.2 39.1 33.8 41.2 31.3 31.1 33.3 37.5 38.3 44.6

Nigeria 74.6 82.8 76.6 65.4 66.0 71.3 73.4 67.0 59.4 59.0 79.4 114.3 165.0

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1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971

Lesotho 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Botswana 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 1.5

Swaziland 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.2

Zambia 49.6 47.3 47.5 41.6 40.8 40.8 15.2 26.6 26.6 35.9 35.5 37.8 49.3

Malawi 3.5 6.1 6.1 7.3 7.8 7.9 8.6

Rhodesia 31.7 2.8 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.7

Tanzania 10.3 9.8 11.2 10.2 10.8 9.9 11.1 15.1 14.3 18.8 18.3 19.5 23.7

Kenya 29.1 31.6 29.1 29.8 30.6 33.4 34.7 44.0 48.2 47.9 50.3 52.7 65.5

Uganda 5.0 5.1 5.0 4.5 4.9 5.6 7.5 9.1 8.2 8.5 10.2 9.9 15.6

Mauritius 7.1 7.5 6.7 6.1 6.6 7.4 6.3 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.0 5.9 8.3

Seychelles 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.8 1.5 1.3 2.4

St. Helena 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.7 1.3 0.7 1.0 0.8 0.8 1.0

Commonwealth Total 1,241.4 1,328.2 1,285.6 1,187.1 1,209.4 1,248.6 1,335.1 1,301.5 1,223.2 1,403.0 1,553.3 1,638.1 1,941.0

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TABLE 3

UNITED KINGDOM TRADE WITH EEC AND USA

£ million (imports c.i.f and f.o.b.)

1959 1960 1961 7962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971

Western Germany:

United Kingdom Imports 146.2 183.4 198.1 197.5 212.8 270.3 265.4 302.2 339.2 436.4 466.7 549.0 647.0

United Kingdom Exports 164.2 185.5 194.9 226.4 241.9 248.3 285.4 289.7 277.4 364.1 417.2 502.8 534.3

Netherlands:

United Kingdom Imports 160.8 181.5 173.2 198.1 210.4 238.6 270.8 291.2 328.7 393.1 408.1 458.7 508.1

United Kingdom Exports 124.4 126.5 148.8 161.8 179.1 203.9 203.0 207.4 205.9 256.1 298.1 377.1 409.4

Belgium:

United Kingdom Imports 60.1 72.4 72.8 81.6 98.9 110.4 121.8 128.8 143.1 168.7 182.5 193.1 219.0

United Kingdom Exports 101.5 105.3 121.5 136.6 146.7 164.4 173.8 186.2 182.7 241.2 289.2 288.5 332.1

Luxembourg:

United Kingdom Imports 0.5 1.1 0.6 0.4 1.2 1.8 1.7 3.1 3.2 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.6

United Kingdom Exports 0.4 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.5 2.8 1.5 1.5 1.3 2.0 2.7 5.6 7.7

France:

United Kingdom Imports 104.4 132.9 144.0 133.8 157.1 187.1 190.5 212.4 255.1 312.0 324.6 368.2 444.9

United Kingdom Exports 87.1 98.9 125.7 154.4 196.2 203.4 193.5 213.3 218.4 253.9 312.8 339.1 393.5

Italy:

United Kingdom Imports 93.1 99.0 102.4 112.8 110.6 132.5 144.6 166.2 195.1 235.9 222.6 249.0 282.2

United Kingdom Exports 77.4 93.8 122.9 148.6 175.5 140.1 123.1 148.2 157.9 178.5 210.4 240.0 249.2

Total Imports from EEC 564.9 670.2 691.0 724.1 790.8 940.8 994.7 1,103.9 1,264.4 1,551.5 1,609.3 1,822.4 2,105.8

Total Exports to EEC 555.1 610.3 714.5 828.6 940.9 962.9 980.3 1,046.3 1,043.6 1,295.6 1,530.4 1,753.1 1,926.2

United States of America:

United Kingdom Imports 373.5 570.9 492.3 483.9 508.0 650.2 671.4 720.7 803.5 1,056.2 1,125.8 1,169.8 1,091.5

United Kingdom Exports 413.7 371.8 337.8 381.5 399.9 425.0 514.7 648.7 637.1 907.5 903.6 933.3 1,081.6

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§ Mr. William Hamilton
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the percentage of British total world trade with the Commonwealth in 1950; and what were the comparable figure for 1955, 1960, 1965, 1970, and the latest available date.

§ Sir G. Howe
Following is the information:

Percentage of United Kingdom Trade with Commonwealth

United Kingdom Imports United Kingdom Exports

1950 38 40

1955 39 39

1960 32 35

1965 29 27

1970 23 20

1972 January-September 20 19

§ Mr. William Hamilton
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of the United Kingdom's international trade was with the Commonwealth, the United States of America, and the European Economic Community, respectively, in each year since 1958.

§ Sir G. Howe
Following is the information:

Percentage of United Kingdom trade with

Common-wealth USA EEC

UK Imports

1959 35 9 14

1960 32 12 14

1961 31 11 15

1962 30 10 16

1963 31 10 16

1964 30 11 17

1965 29 12 17

1966 27 12 19

1967 24 12 20

1968 23 13 20

1969 23 14 19

1970 23 13 20

1971 21 11 21

UK Exports

1959 35 12 16

1960 35 10 16

1961 33 9 18

1962 29 9 20

1963 28 9 22

1964 27 9 21

1965 27 11 20

1966 25 12 20

1967 23 12 20

1968 22 14 20

1969 21 12 21

1970 20 12 22

1971 21 12 21

§ Mr. Sillars
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the 286W top 15 trading countries in the world, including colonies for this purpose, in terms of value of exports per head of population.

§ Sir G. Howe
In terms of 1970 value of exports per head of population, the leading 15 countries were (in descending order) as follows:

Netherlands Antilles.

Kuwait.

New Caledonia.

Bermuda.

Libya.

American Samoa.

Belgium / Luxembourg.

Netherlands.

Sweden.

The Faeroes.

Switzerland.

Brunei.

Canada.

Singapore.

Iceland.

TABLE 1
UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS FROM COMMONWEALTH
£ million c.i.f.
	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971
Gibraltar	0.3	0.6	0.9	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.7	0.4	0.6	0.7	0.5	0.7	0.6
Malta	1.1	1.1	1.6	2.0	1.7	2.1	2.5	2.9	3.4	4.6	5.4	5.8	7.3
Cyprus	7.6	8.0	8.4	12.7	10.5	10.5	10.5	12.4	14.5	15.9	19.0	20.4	22.8
Canada	314.9	378.2	353.2	354.0	374.4	458.3	458.3	425.4	456.4	513.9	506.8	682.2	637.3
British Honduras	1.8	1.5	2.2	1.2	2.5	2.4	2.1	2.2	2.3	2.2	2.3	2.4	2.6
Bahamas	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.5	0.9	1.0	1.8	2.0	2.7	4.5
Bermuda	0.2	0.4	1.7	1.2	1.9	2.8	4.3	5.6	7.0	9.8	11.2	16.0	15.9
Antigua, etc.	2.1	1.9	1.7	1.2	3.6	2.9	1.9	2.3	2.0	1.7	1.3	1.9	2.3
Barbados	4.3	4.4	3.8	3.3	11.7	7.4	6.5	7.0	6.1	7.2	6.7	6.8	6.6
Dominica, etc.	7.6	7.5	8.5	9.1	10.0	11.2	13.0	10.6	10.1	10.9	12.7	9.3	8.0
Jamaica	19.3	20.4	18.4	18.6	31.8	30.3	28.0	28.8	28.8	26.2	26.1	27.4	34.5
Trinidad and Tobago	34.8	38.1	34.0	30.9	38.5	36.2	24.5	22.1	23.0	22.4	21.5	19.4	20.5
Guyana	8.5	8.4	7.5	7.2	13.0	8.9	9.3	6.0	11.0	10.7	13.2	12.4	16.2
Falkland Islands	2.3	1.7	2.2	1.4	1.2	1.2	1.0	1.1	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.6	0.8
Turks and Caicos Islands	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.0
Australia	223.2	197.6	174.9	185.9	207.1	251.3	219.5	208.0	173.8	211.0	236.1	260.2	276.8
New Zealand	183.1	183.2	159.8	169.7	173.6	208.3	208.2	187.0	185.9	196.7	215.7	203.2	227.5
Papua and New Guinea	3.8	4.9	4.1	4.0	5.2	4.7	6.6	6.0	5.3	7.7	7.0	8.2	7.9
Western Samoa	1.7	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.6	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Nauru	0.9	1.3	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.3	1.6	1.2	0.9	0.8	0.3	—	0.0
Fiji	4.8	3.7	3.7	3.3	11.1	9.2	9.4	8.5	9.0	9.2	11.7	10.2	9.4
Other Commonwealth Pacific Islands	2.1	2.2	2.3	1.6	1.9	1.1	1.3	1.2	1.1	1.7	1.6	0.4	0.5
Islands in Indian Seas	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
India	142.9	148.8	145.4	136.5	141.5	141.3	128.3	119.1	125.7	135.0	107.0	105.3	111.2
Pakistan	25.8	29.3	25.0	29.3	28.2	27.0	27.3	31.9	32.9	40.5	39.7	35.2	33.8
Ceylon	39.8	41.1	40.3	42.0	41.5	41.6	42.3	36.3	39.6	39.9	33.1	36.5	29.3
Malaysia	49.8	48.5	45.9	37.6	32.5	52.5	49.3	32.2	28.1	35.8	33.6	46.5	42.8
Singapore	21.2	22.1	19.4	16.1	17.0	15.9	17.9	26.5	30.6	33.5	37.5
Brunei	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1
Hong Kong	34.8	44.5	46.5	56.0	70.0	80.7	70.2	80.6	89.6	115.5	125.5	128.4	164.8
Gambia	0.7	1.2	1.1	1.3	0.8	1.5	1.5	3.2	3.5	3.4	2.0	4.1	4.6
Sierra Leone	20.3	21.4	21.3	13.3	25.6	25.2	27.1	19.5	22.5	34.8	36.1	31.4	26.9
Ghana	22.1	22.8	25.5	26.4	23.4	19.5	17.3	18.5	24.1	35.0	43.3	38.8	32.2
Nigeria	87.5	81.1	78.5	73.2	78.1	88.5	112.6	112.7	78.9	70.3	104.5	124.0	139.5
Lesotho	1.4	3.7	3.8	3.6	5.2	5.5	9.0	10.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Botswana	1.4	1.1	0.8	3.2	2.8
Swaziland	8.5	7.6	9.9	9.3	9.4

TABLE 2
UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS TO COMMENWEALTH
£ million f.o.b.
	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971
Gibraltar	3.8	4.1	4.9	4.6	4.9	5.2	4.3	4.1	4.0	4.9	5.5	5.7	7.1
Malta	11.1	11.5	12.1	11.0	11.2	12.8	12.6	13.7	15.4	20.0	24.1	25.7	23.0
Cyprus	13.6	12.9	14.0	15.4	15.7	11.4	16.0	17.0	16.9	23.5	26.5	26. 1	29.1
Canada	214.2	221.2	229.0	195.3	180.3	193.7	208.0	224.4	221.2	268.0	311.2	288.2	349.0
British Honduras	1.5	1.5	1.6	2.1	1.7	2.0	2.7	3.4	2.7	2.9	3.1	3.6	4.3
Bahamas	14.0	5.5	6.7	4.4	4.4	5.0	5.5	7.0	8.0	11.0	14.0	11.1	9.5
Bermuda	5.6	18.5	11.4	7.4	4.2	4.8	4.9	5.8	5.9	7.5	10.0	11.1	11.9
Antigua etc.	2.2	2.2	2.5	2.4	2.2	2.5	4.4	5.3	3.4	4.6	5.5	6.3	8.3
Barbados	5.3	6.1	5.4	5.4	5.6	5.9	6.0	6.9	7.1	7.5	9.6	12.0	13.3
Dominica etc.	3.1	3.6	4.0	3.6	3.4	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.3	5.1	6.6	9.7	11.9
Jamaica	22.2	26.3	23.4	23.2	19.8	24.0	23.7	24.5	23.8	29.0	36.0	38.1	43.2
Trinidad and Tobago	27.9	28.8	25.9	24.9	24.7	24.8	25.5	23.9	20.2	23.8	25.5	28.1	33.9
Guyana	9.7	10.9	10.6	8.8	7.7	9.2	10.8	11.9	10.9	12.3	13.5	14.9	15.9
Falkland Islands	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.9	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.5	2.3
Turks and Caicos Islands	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.6	0.7
Australia	225.6	262.7	203.8	231.5	238.8	258.7	284.4	258.5	256.9	320.6	323.0	345.8	365.0
New Zealand and Ross Dependency	98.4	121.7	124.7	107.9	116.0	118.0	126.1	127.9	100.3	104.4	122.0	129.0	146.1
Papua and New Guinea	0.8	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.3	1.5	2.1	1.6	1.5	2.2	3.1	3.0	2.7
Western Samoa	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Nauru	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.1	0.0
Fiji	3.4	3.2	3.5	3.9	3.7	4.5	4.6	3.9	3.6	6.2	5.9	6.1	8.3
Other Commonwealth Pacific Islands	0.7	0.6	0.8	0.7	0.8	1.0	1.1	1.0	1.4	1.3	1.2	1.3	2.0
Islands in Indian Seas	0.6	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.4
India	173.5	152.6	154.2	119.6	139.6	130.4	116.4	96.9	83.5	73.2	66.9	72.9	138.4
Pakistan	34.6	40.3	44.1	43.5	42.4	44.7	51.5	53.2	51.5	47.4	53.8	49.5	50.4
Ceylon	31.9	29.1	26.8	24.9	23.1	19.9	19.0	23.4	20.8	23.0	29.3	18.5	15.9
Malaysia	36.7	42.1	45.5	50.8	87.4	86.3	94.1	51.0	43.5	48.5	47.7	60.4	64.7
Singapore	31.7	34.9	38.2	35.5	40.1	36.4	40.8	50.7	62.5	73.1
Brunei	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.6	1.2	1.6	2.1	2.1	2.7	2.9	4.0
Hong Kong	37.1	41.7	46.5	49.2	55.7	58.4	65.6	65.8	62.6	78.2	89.0	99.5	104.3
Gambia	1.5	1.3	1.9	1.6	1.7	1.6	2.2	2.4	2.6	3.1	2.6	2.1	2.7
Sierra Leone	9.6	10.6	13.7	11.5	11.5	13.1	10.6	9.9	8.5	10.2	13.8	12.5	12.7
Ghana	42.6	45.9	50.4	37.2	39.1	33.8	41.2	31.3	31.1	33.3	37.5	38.3	44.6
Nigeria	74.6	82.8	76.6	65.4	66.0	71.3	73.4	67.0	59.4	59.0	79.4	114.3	165.0

TABLE 3
UNITED KINGDOM TRADE WITH EEC AND USA
£ million (imports c.i.f and f.o.b.)
	1959	1960	1961	7962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971
Western Germany:
United Kingdom Imports	146.2	183.4	198.1	197.5	212.8	270.3	265.4	302.2	339.2	436.4	466.7	549.0	647.0
United Kingdom Exports	164.2	185.5	194.9	226.4	241.9	248.3	285.4	289.7	277.4	364.1	417.2	502.8	534.3
Netherlands:
United Kingdom Imports	160.8	181.5	173.2	198.1	210.4	238.6	270.8	291.2	328.7	393.1	408.1	458.7	508.1
United Kingdom Exports	124.4	126.5	148.8	161.8	179.1	203.9	203.0	207.4	205.9	256.1	298.1	377.1	409.4
Belgium:
United Kingdom Imports	60.1	72.4	72.8	81.6	98.9	110.4	121.8	128.8	143.1	168.7	182.5	193.1	219.0
United Kingdom Exports	101.5	105.3	121.5	136.6	146.7	164.4	173.8	186.2	182.7	241.2	289.2	288.5	332.1
Luxembourg:
United Kingdom Imports	0.5	1.1	0.6	0.4	1.2	1.8	1.7	3.1	3.2	5.3	4.7	4.3	4.6
United Kingdom Exports	0.4	0.4	0.6	0.8	1.5	2.8	1.5	1.5	1.3	2.0	2.7	5.6	7.7
France:
United Kingdom Imports	104.4	132.9	144.0	133.8	157.1	187.1	190.5	212.4	255.1	312.0	324.6	368.2	444.9
United Kingdom Exports	87.1	98.9	125.7	154.4	196.2	203.4	193.5	213.3	218.4	253.9	312.8	339.1	393.5
Italy:
United Kingdom Imports	93.1	99.0	102.4	112.8	110.6	132.5	144.6	166.2	195.1	235.9	222.6	249.0	282.2
United Kingdom Exports	77.4	93.8	122.9	148.6	175.5	140.1	123.1	148.2	157.9	178.5	210.4	240.0	249.2
Total Imports from EEC	564.9	670.2	691.0	724.1	790.8	940.8	994.7	1,103.9	1,264.4	1,551.5	1,609.3	1,822.4	2,105.8
Total Exports to EEC	555.1	610.3	714.5	828.6	940.9	962.9	980.3	1,046.3	1,043.6	1,295.6	1,530.4	1,753.1	1,926.2
United States of America:
United Kingdom Imports	373.5	570.9	492.3	483.9	508.0	650.2	671.4	720.7	803.5	1,056.2	1,125.8	1,169.8	1,091.5
United Kingdom Exports	413.7	371.8	337.8	381.5	399.9	425.0	514.7	648.7	637.1	907.5	903.6	933.3	1,081.6

Percentage of United Kingdom Trade with Commonwealth
	United Kingdom Imports	United Kingdom Exports
1950	38	40
1955	39	39
1960	32	35
1965	29	27
1970	23	20
1972 January-September	20	19

Percentage of United Kingdom trade with
	Common-wealth	USA	EEC
UK Imports
1959	35	9	14
1960	32	12	14
1961	31	11	15
1962	30	10	16
1963	31	10	16
1964	30	11	17
1965	29	12	17
1966	27	12	19
1967	24	12	20
1968	23	13	20
1969	23	14	19
1970	23	13	20
1971	21	11	21
UK Exports
1959	35	12	16
1960	35	10	16
1961	33	9	18
1962	29	9	20
1963	28	9	22
1964	27	9	21
1965	27	11	20
1966	25	12	20
1967	23	12	20
1968	22	14	20
1969	21	12	21
1970	20	12	22
1971	21	12	21