asked the Taoiseach the countries behind the Iron Curtain with which Ireland has an unfavourable trade balance, and the amount of such trade deficits.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Trade With Iron Curtain Countries.
2.
With your permission, Sir, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing for certain countries in Eastern Europe the amount of the individual import excess in respect of our trade with each such country for each of the years 1958-62.
Following is the statement:
IMPORT excess for our trade with certain countries in Eastern Europe in each year 1958-1962.
|
Country |
Import excess |
||||
|
1958 |
1959 |
1960 |
1961 |
1962 |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
U.S.S.R |
192,741 |
319,028 |
784,029 |
1,396,668 |
2,116,174 |
|
Bulgaria |
225 |
408 |
2,299 |
3,073 |
1,483 |
|
Hungary |
93,471 |
64,156 |
26,862 |
22,035 |
40,593 |
|
Poland |
660,649 |
675,550 |
638,765 |
1,997,806 |
1,670,859 |
|
Roumania |
272 |
2,675 |
4,622 |
935 |
43,573 |
|
Czechoslovakia |
283,118 |
152,008 |
337,266 |
282,219 |
4,667 |
|
Germany, Eastern |
694,022 |
407,095 |
499,812 |
629,818 |
665,068 |
|
Albania |
— |
— |
— |
— |
433 |
Have we a positive trade balance with any country behind the Iron Curtain or are they all negative?
I have given a list of the countries with whom we have a deficit.
The Deputy's question asked for the countries with whom we have an unfavourable trade balance.
Have we a positive balance with any country behind the Iron Curtain?
Before or behind?