HC Deb 05 March 1908 vol 185 cc848-50
Mr. ERSKINE (Perthshire, W.)

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he can state the values of the imports and exports, merchandise only, of the United Kingdom from and to India, self-governing Colonies, other Colonial Possessions, and foreign countries, respectively, for each of the years 1902 to 1907.

Statement showing the Value of the Imports and Exports of Merchandise into and from the United Kingdom in its trade with India, the Self-Governing Colonies, other British Possessions, and Foreign Countries, respectively, in each of the years from 1902 to 1907, inclusive, in millions of pounds sterling.
Year. British India. Self-Governing Colonies. Other British Possessions. Total British Possessions. Foreign Countries. Total.
Million pounds. Million pounds. Million pounds. Million pounds. Million pounds. Million pounds.
(a) Total imports therefrom.
1902 28.7 59.9 18.3 106.9 421.5 528.4
1903 32.3 63.6 17.8 113.7 428.9 542.6
1904 36.5 64.9 18.6 120.0 431.0 551.0
1905 36.1 72.1 19.7 127.9 437.1 565.0
1906 37.8 82.0 22.4 142.2 465.7 607.9
1907* 44.0 88.6 24.6 157.2 488.7 645.9
(b) Exports of United Kingdom produce thereto.
1902 32.7 60.4 16.0 109.1 174.3 283.4
1903 34.5 59.3 17.3 11.11 179.7 290.8
1904 40.6 52.3 19.0 111.9 188.8 300.7
1905 43.0 52.1 18.3 113.4 216.4 329.8
1906 45.2 57.1 19.0 121.3 254.3 375.6
1907 52.1 64.0 21.3 137.4 288.8 426.2
(c) Exports of Foreign and Colonial produce thereto.
1902 0.8 6.2 1.5 8.5 57.3 65.8
1903 0.8 6.0 1.5 8.3 61.3 69.6
1904 0.9 6.3 1.6 8.8 61.5 70.3
1905 1.4 6.5 1.4 9.3 68.5 77.8
1906 1.2 6.5 1.6 9.3 75.8 85.1
1907* 1.2 7.2 1.7 10.1 81.9 92.0
* Provisional figures.

(Answered by Mr. Lloyd-George.) The following statement gives the particulars asked for by my hon. friend:—