MR. DUNDAS WHITE (Dumbartonshire)To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he can state what were
| United Kingdom. | United States. | France. | Germany. | |||||||||
| Foreign trade: | ||||||||||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||||||
| Imports for Home consumption | 553,932,000 | 296,519,000 | 241,906,000 | 422,706,000 | ||||||||
| Exports of domestic produce | 426,205,000 | 394,859,000 | 221,681,000 | 337,722,000 | ||||||||
| Total of above | 980,137,000 | 691,378,000 | 463,587,000 | 760,428,000 | ||||||||
| Number. | Number. | Number. | Number. | |||||||||
| Estimated population in the middle of the year | 44,100,000 | 85,817,000 | 39,275,000 | 62,156,000 | ||||||||
| Foreign trade per head of the population: | ||||||||||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| Imports for Home consumption | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| Exports of domestic produce | 9 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| Total of above | 22 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 |
§ Notes.—(1) The imports for Home consumption are calculated, in the case of the United Kingdom and United States, by deducting the value of the re-exports from the gross value of the
760§ the imports for Home consumption and the exports of domestic produce and manufactures, together with the total of these, for the United Kingdom, the United States, France, and Germany, respectively, for the year 1907; what was the estimated population of each of these countries, respectively, for that year, and what were the imports for Home consumption and the exports of domestic produce and manufactures, together with the total of these, per head of population in each of these countries, respectively, for that year.
§ (Answered by Mr. Lloyd-George.) The following statement gives the particulars asked for by my hon. friend—
§ imports in 1907. (2) The values of imports and exports stated in the German and French official accounts are for the most part computed on the basis of the ascertained average prices of 1906.