§ 27. Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDasked the President of the Board of Trade the percentage reductions in the volume of British imports and exports, respectively, for the first quarter of 1931, as compared with the first quarter of 1929, distinguishing in each case food, drink and tobacco, raw materials, and manufactured articles?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMI will, with the right hon. Gentleman's permission, circulate the desired figures in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Sir A. STEEL-MAITLANDCan the right hon. Gentleman give us now the difference in the totals?
§ Mr. GRAHAMThey are not really totals; they are percentage differences, applicable to the four heads of exports and imports, and they are in tabular form
| STATEMENT showing the percentage increase (+) or decrease (-) in the volume of the trade of the United Kingdom in the first quarter of 1931 as compared with the corresponding period of 1929. | |||
| Category. | Total Imports. | Exports. | |
| Produce and Manufactures of the U.K. | Imported Merchandise. | ||
| Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | |
| Food, Drink and Tobacco | (+) 0.4 | (-) 5.3 | (+) 15.6 |
| Raw Materials and articles mainly unmanufactured. | (-) 21.3 | (-) 27.5 | (-) 24.9 |
| Articles wholly or mainly manufactured | (-) 0.4 | (-) 39.1 | (-) 12.2 |
| Total (including animals not for food and parcel post non-dutiable). | (-) 7.1 | (-) 35.2 | (-) 13.8 |