§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade what has been the increase in the value and volume of United States imports and exports in each
UNITED STATES TRADE Percentage changes Value Volume Exports Imports Export Import 1970 H1 … … … 20.1 13.6 13.7 6.4 H2 … … … 7.9 8.4 3.8 1.4 1971 H1 … … … 5.1 15.4 0.8 9.0 H2 … … … -1.0 12.8 -3.3 8.1 1972 H1 … … … 6.1 20.1 4.3 13.4 H2 … … … 19.9 23.8 14.2 13.8 1973 H1 … … … 37.2 23.0 24.6 7.7 H2 … … … 49.2 26.9 23.1 2.7 1974 H1 … … … 44.5 40.4 13.0 -3.5 H2 … … … 32.5 47.9 4.3 -0.3 1975 H1 … … … 12.3 1.1 -5.6 -14.9 H2 … … … 6.3 -8.7 1.7 -8.9 1976 H1 … … … 5.7 20.2 4.9 20.2 H2 … … … 8.0 30.8 2.2 23.2 1977 H1 … … … 7.8 28.0 1.1 18.6 H2 … … … 3.0 17.4 -1.5 7.0 1978 H1 … … … 10.7 15.3 4.9 6.0 H2 … … … 26.6 17.6 13.4 9.6 1979 H1 … … … 25.8 14.0 11.9 2.4 Note: As data are not seasonally adjusted changes are derived from comparison with the same period a year earlier. Source: IMF International Financial Statistics.