§ MR. ERSKINE (Perthshire, W.)To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he can state the values of imports and exports of the United Kingdom, the United States of America, the German Empire, and France, for each of the years 1902 to 1906, inclusive, distinguishing separately the imports and exports of food, raw materials, and manufactures.
(Answered by Mr. Kearley.) The following statements, which have been compiled from the official Trade Returns of the countries referred to, give the information desired by my hon. friend. I have to point out, however, that material differences exist in the methods of classification of imports and exports adopted by the respective countries, and that the results for particular categories are therefore not absolutely comparable.
§ Statements showing for the years 1902 to 1906, inclusive, the Values of the Imports for Home Consumption and Exports of Domestic Produce into and from the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Germany, and France, distinguishing separately the Imports and Exports of (a) Food, (b) Raw Materials, and (c) Manufactures:—
999| I.—Imports for Home Consumption. | ||||
| Years. | United Kingdom* | United States (Years ended 30th June.) | Germany. † | France. |
| Million pounds. | Million pounds. | Million pounds. | Million pounds. | |
| (a) Food. | ||||
| 1902 | 213.6 | 43.7 | 96.8 | 32.7 |
| 1903 | 221.3 | 47.5 | 96.0 | 38.5 |
| 1904 | 219.7 | 50.8 | 96.2 | 32.7 |
| 1905 | 219.3 | 59.1 | 115.2 | 32.9 |
| 1906 | 226.2 | 56.1 | 113.8 | 37.6 |
| (b) Raw Materials. | ||||
| 1902 | 130.8 | 60.2 | 125.9 | 111.9 |
| 1903 | 133.1 | 66.0 | 139.8 | 120.8 |
| 1904 | 143.0 | 64.0 | 156.7 | 114.1 |
| 1905 | 144.3 | 78.7 | 170.0 | 123.5 |
| 1906 | 164.1 | 83.7 | 198.3 | 147.5 |
| (c) Manufactures. | ||||
| 1902 | 115.9 | 77.7 | 54.2 | 31.2 |
| 1903 | 116.6 | 93.2 | 59.4 | 32.8 |
| 1904 | 115.9 | 85.0 | 60.0 | 33.3 |
| 1905 | 121.6 | 88.0 | 65.3 | 34.7 |
| 1906 | 130.4 | 180.4 | 82.3 | 40.0 |
| (d) Total. | ||||
| 1902 | 462.6‡ | 182.8§ | 276.9 | 175.8 |
| 1903 | 473.0‡ | 207.9§ | 295.1 | 19.21 |
| 1904 | 480.7‡ | 201.2§ | 312.9 | 180.1 |
| 1905 | 487.2‡ | 227.2§ | 350.5 | 191.1 |
| 1906 | 522.8‡ | 250.1§ | 394.4 | 225.1 |
| * Net imports, i.e., total imports, less re-exports. | ||||
| † The particulars given relate to the German Zollgebiet, which includes Luxemburg. | ||||
| ‡ Includes parcels post and miscellaneous and unclassified articles valued at 2.2 million pounds in 1902, 2.1 million pounds in 1903, 2.1 million pounds in 1904, 2.1 million pounds in 1905, and 2.2 million pounds in 1906. | ||||
| § Includes miscellaneous and unclassified articles, valued at 1.2 million pounds in 1902, 1.2 million pounds in 1903, 1.4 million pounds in 1904, 1.4 million pounds in 1905, and 1.9 million pounds in 1906. |
| II.—Exports of Domestic Produce. | ||||
| Years. | United Kingdom. | United States (Years ended 30th June). | Germany.* | France. |
| Million pounds. | Million pounds. | Million pounds. | Million pounds. | |
| (a) Food. | ||||
| 1902 | 17.1 | 107.0 | 21.0 | 28.3 |
| 1903 | 16.3 | 105.9 | 25.1 | 26.5 |
| 1904 | 16.9 | 92.6 | 25.8 | 27.7 |
| 1905 | 19.4 | 83.6 | 24.9 | 31.2 |
| 1906 | 21.1 | 109.3 | 28.0 | 28.5 |
| (b) Raw Materials. | ||||
| 1902 | 35.3 | 77.8 | 57.1 | 46.8 |
| 1903 | 36.1 | 85.1 | 60.2 | 47.0 |
| 1904 | 36.2 | 96.2 | 61.8 | 48.8 |
| 1905 | 36.3 | 98.5 | 68.9 | 53.5 |
| 1906 | 43.3 | 104.3 | 68.3 | 59.0 |
| (c) Manufactures. | ||||
| 1902 | 226.9 | 94.6 | 151.9 | 95.0 |
| 1903 | 234.1 | 97.5 | 161.3 | 96.6 |
| 1904 | 243.3 | 109.0 | 169.2 | 101.5 |
| 1905 | 269.1 | 127.4 | 188.0 | 109.9 |
| 1906 | 305.5 | 142.9 | 216.3 | 123.2 |
| (d) Total. | ||||
| 1902 | 283.4† | 282.4‡ | 230.0 | 170.1 |
| 1903 | 290.8† | 290.0‡ | 246.6 | 170.1 |
| 1904 | 300.7† | 299.0‡ | 256.8 | 178.0 |
| 1905 | 329.8† | 310.8‡ | 281.8 | 194.7 |
| 1906 | 375.6† | 357.9‡ | 312.6 | 210.6 |
| * The particulars given relate to the German Zollgebiet, which includes Luxemburg. | ||||
| † Includes parcel post and miscellaneous and unclassified articles valued at 4.2 million pounds in 1902, 4.3 million pounds in 1903, 4.3 million pounds in 1904, 5.0 million pounds in 1905, and 5.7 million pounds in 1906. | ||||
| ‡ includes miscellaneous and unclassified articles valued at 3'0 million pounds in 1902, 1.5 million pounds in 1903, 1.2 million pounds in 1904, 1.3 million pounds in 1905, and 1.4 million pounds in 1906. |