§ 47. Sir F. WISEasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department the exports and imports from and to Britain of Palestine for 1926 in sterling; and what are the principal goods or commodities, respectively?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of TRADE (Sir Burton Chadwick)The answer consists of a table of figures, and my hon. Friend will no doubt agree to my circulating it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The value of merchandise exported from Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Palestine during 1926 amounted to £674,000, of which British goods accounted for £647,C00, and imported goods £27,000. During the same period our total imports from Palestine amounted to £1,346,000.
§ Particulars of the individual commodities making up these totals will not be 368 available for some time, but the following statement shows the particulars for 1925:
| Trade of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with Palestine in 1925. | |
| Branch of Trade and principal commodities. | Declared Value thereof. |
| £ | |
| (a) Imports from Palestine (Total) | 1,161,000 |
| Including: | |
| Oranges, raw | 1,113,000 |
| Wine | 21,000 |
| (b) Exports to Palestine (Total) | 743,000 |
| (i) Produce and manufactures of the United Kingdom | 717,000 |
| Including: | |
| Cotton Yarns and Manufactures | 235,000 |
| Iron and Steel and Manufactures thereof | 57,000 |
| Machinery | 52,000 |
| Apparel, not of fur | 47,000 |
| Coal | 37,000 |
| Woollen and Worsted Yarns and Manufactures | 33,000 |
| Parcel Post | 47,000 |
| (ii) Imported Merchandise (all descriptions) | 26,000 |