asked the Minister for Finance if he will state as nearly as can be estimated the total value of (a) exports (including invisible exports) from this country, and (b) imports (including invisible imports) entering this country in each of the years 1939 to 1943 inclusive, and (c) the net addition (if any) in each of these years to our extern balances.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Imports and Exports.
I would refer the Deputy to the balance of international payments statement published in the September, 1943, issue of the Irish Trade Journal, which gives the information requested, as nearly as can be estimated, for the years 1939 to 1942 inclusive. Corresponding particulars for 1943 are not yet available.