§ 3. Mr. HANCOCKasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give the total weight or value of cotton manufactures exported for the year 1922, and say how that compares with the export of previous year?
§ Lieut.-Colonel BUCKLEYThe total values of cotton manufactures produced in the United Kingdom and exported in the years 1921 and 1922, were as follow:
In comparing the values for the two years, it should not be overlooked that average prices of goods in this Group were somewhat more than 25 per cent. lower in 1922 than in 1921, according to calculations made by my Department.
1921. 1922. £ £ Cotton yarn 23,925,000 26,437,000 Other cotton manufactures 154,740,000 160,446,000 Total 178,665,000 186,883,000