§ Mr. Martenasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the United Kingdom trade balance with (a) the EEC, (b) the rest of the World and (c) the Commonwealth for the years 1973, 1974 and 1975; and what proportion of this represented Great Britain's total trade with each area.
§ Mr. DellIn 1974, on a balance of payments basis, exports to the EEC accounted for 33 per cent. of total exports, while imports from the EEC accounted for 35 per cent. of total imports. The corresponding figures for 561W 1975 are 32 per cent. and 38 per cent. respectively.
§ Mr. Martenasked the Secretary of State for Trade what estimate he has made of the decline of intra-Community trade between countries of the EEC in comparison with the export demand generated by these countries as a whole for the years 1973 to 1975, respectively.
§ Mr. DellIntra-Community trade accounted for 52 per cent., 48 per cent. and 49 per cent. of total EEC imports in the years 1973, 1974 and 1975 respectively.