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Commercial Agreements (Balance Of Trade)

Volume 319: debated on Tuesday 2 February 1937

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asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give the respective balances of trade with all countries with which agreements have been negotiated for the 12 months ended

Country from and to which consigned.Date on which each Agreement came into force.Imports into the United Kingdom.Total exports from the United Kingdom.Excess of Exports (+) or Imports (-).
£'000.£'000.£'000.
Germany8th May, 193332,95725,809(-) 7,148
1st November, 1934
Denmark20th June, 193333,22515,590(-) 17,635
20th June, 1936
Iceland28th June, 1933274403(+) 129
Sweden7th July, 193320,63211,298(-) 9,334
Norway7th July, 19338,9536,999(-) 1,954
Argentina8th November, 193345,10615,547(-) 29,559
20th November, 1936
Finland23rd November, 193318,1514,581(-) 13,570
Soviet Union21st March, 1934 (a)18,93412,958(-) 5,976
France1st July, 193425,70425,813(+) 109
Netherlands1st August, 193425,13214,312(-) 10,820
Lithuania12th August, 19342,9891,740(-) 1,249
Estonia8th September, 19341,935944(-) 991
Latvia12th October, 19343,4191,371(-) 2,048
Roumania25th February, 19354,2721,163(-) 3,109
15th August, 1935
(1st June, 1936
Poland14th March, 19359,8636,568(-) 3,295
Italy1st May, 19352,269943(-) 1,326
16th November, 1936
Turkey20th June, 19351,297971(-) 326
17th September, 1936
Spain13th January, 193610,6653,175(-) 7,490
Hungary1st February, 19362,255516(-) 1,739
Uruguay3rd February, 19363,9391,956(-) 1,983
Peru9th October, 1936 (b)4,5831,163(-) 3,420
Yugoslavia1st January, 1937 (b)1,866930(-) 936
(a) The balance of payments was regulated as from 1st January, 1934.
(b) Date of provisional entry into force.