§ 12. Mr. FENBYasked the President of the Board of Trade what are the official figures of the import and export trade of Germany in 1913, 1923 and 1924, respectively?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERAs the answer includes a table of figures, the hon. Member will, perhaps, not object to my circulating it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The following particulars have been extracted from the German official trade returns:—
| Year. | Imports (*Special Trade). | Exports (*Special Trade). |
| 1,000 Marks | 1,000 Marks | |
| (Gold). | (Gold). | |
| 1913 | 10,769,686 | 10,097,234 |
| 1923 | 6,144,245 | 6,102,273 |
| 1924 | 9,135,059 | 6,533,419 |
§ *"Special trade" means imports for home consumption, and exports of domestic produce.
§ The exports statistics for 1923 and 1924 are exclusive of deliveries on Reparation account under the Treaty of Versailles.
§ The particulars relate to the German Wirtschaftsgebiet (Economic Union) which in 1913 included Alsace-Lorraine, Luxemburg, Memel, Dantzig, part of 1096 Poland, part of Slesvig, and the Saar district, all of which are excluded from the scope of the German trade statistics for 1923 and 1924.
§ It is understood that the particulars included in the totals for 1923 and 1924 in respect of the occupied districts of the Ruhr, etc., are incomplete.