§ 19. Sir ASSHETON POWNALL (for Sir ARTHUR STEEL-MAITLAND)asked the President of the Board of Trade the percentage decrease in volume of British manufactured exports for the first five months of 1931 as compared with the same period in 1929; and the corresponding figures or those for the latest period available for Germany and France?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMFigures relating to changes in the volume of United Kingdom trade are calculated in respect of quarterly periods only, the latest figures being those furnished to the right hon. Gentleman on the 21st April last. Eliminating the effect of price changes, the volume of manufactured goods exported from Germany, including reparation deliveries, was 12.8 per cent. less in the first five months of 1931 than in the corresponding period of 1929. Similar information in respect of exports from France is not available.