asked the Taoiseach if he will state the volume and value of exports to and imports from the following countries during each of the years 1957 to 1961 inclusive: Argentina, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, the Union of South Africa and India.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Irish Foreign Trade.
I propose with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the value of imports originating in and domestic exports to Argentina, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Union of South Africa and India in each of the years 1957 to 1961. It is not possible to produce an index of the volume of trade for each of the specific countries mentioned but commodity data covering both quantity and value have, however, been published for most of the principal imports and exports in Table 16 of the Trade and Shipping Statistics, 1957 and in Tables XIV and XVI of the December, 1958, 1959, 1960 and 1961 issues of the Trade Statistics of Ireland and copies of these publications are available in the Oireachtas Library.
Following is the statement:—
VALUE of imports originating in and of domestic exports to Argentina, Belgium, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Union of Sou Africa and India in each of the years, 1957 to 1961.
Country(Origin for imports: Destination for exports) |
Imports |
Domestic Exports |
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1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
1960 |
1961 |
1957 |
1958 |
1959 |
1960 |
1961 |
|
Value in £'s |
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Argentina |
760,271 |
3,292,166 |
3,123,442 |
2,317,421 |
1,983,284 |
7,629 |
2,009 |
49,746 |
188,949 |
7,370 |
Belgium |
3,635,138 |
3,477,559 |
3,945,462 |
4,488,023 |
5,565,719 |
1,581,220 |
997,766 |
887,837 |
1,230,047 |
1,325,050 |
Netherlands |
4,613,711 |
5,681,848 |
6,317,733 |
6,040,137 |
6,957,668 |
991,019 |
638,065 |
1,039,213 |
970,757 |
2,009,700 |
Norway |
590,756 |
377,234 |
483,504 |
486,878 |
683,174 |
79,876 |
313,784 |
47,626 |
51,331 |
308,965 |
Sweden |
2,860,724 |
2,481,377 |
3,097,117 |
3,693,083 |
3,831,912 |
580,081 |
440,758 |
951,047 |
866,198 |
802,008 |
Spain |
840,849 |
857,138 |
964,276 |
1,236,170 |
1,461,418 |
1,341,471 |
1,047,649 |
197,421 |
375,795 |
316,536 |
Portugal |
444,692 |
391,218 |
408,460 |
370,436 |
549,382 |
229,106 |
99,360 |
174,050 |
318,028 |
138,643 |
Switzerland |
577,106 |
760,107 |
685,762 |
1,105,072 |
1,096,541 |
85,337 |
84,797 |
135,899 |
124,029 |
172,199 |
Union of South Africa |
585,748 |
573,673 |
638,775 |
691,850 |
639,457 |
70,130 |
65,958 |
92,170 |
62,849 |
72,784 |
India |
6,035,570 |
3,493,449 |
3,597,324 |
3,450,876 |
3,968,831 |
281,556 |
18,692 |
14,544 |
75,468 |
38,910 |