§ 26. Sir WALTER de FRECEasked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department the latest returns indicating both the extent and the recovery, if any, of the export trade in Lancashire textile goods to China?
§ Mr. DOUGLAS HACKING (Secretary, Overseas Trade Department)With my hon. Friend's permission, I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing the exports of cotton piece-goods to China and Hong Kong registered in each month since January, 1926. This table shows that in recent months there has been a slight recovery in exports from the low level reached in the second quarter of 1927.
§ Following is the table:
| EXPORTS from the United Kingdom of Cotton Piece Goods registered as consigned to China (including Hong Kong) during each month, January, 1926 to October, 1927. | ||
| — | Cotton Piece Goods. | |
| Quantities. | Declared Values. | |
| 1926. | Thousand sq. yds. | £ |
| January | 19,272 | 799,731 |
| February | 23,622 | 985,139 |
| March | 19,528 | 771,936 |
| April | 16,612 | 598,660 |
| May | 10,382 | 358,213 |
| June | 15,745 | 599,042 |
| July | 11,460 | 488,498 |
| August | 18,503 | 700,965 |
| September | 13,269 | 461,386 |
| October | 11,282 | 402,261 |
| November | 9,104 | 331,403 |
| December | 8,688 | 334,212 |
| 1927. | ||
| January | 18,577 | 766,057 |
| February | 15,952 | 678,746 |
| March | 10,992 | 409,605 |
| April | 3,966 | 122,066 |
| May | 5,219 | 163,171 |
| June | 5,538 | 180,264 |
| July | 5,501 | 206,321 |
| August | 6,671 | 220,973 |
| September | 6,986 | 236,329 |
| October | 7,529 | 255,490 |