§ 10. Mr. MALLALIEUasked the President of the Board of Trade the value per head of the population of manufactured articles produced in the exporting country which were exported from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the United States, respectively, in the year 1930 and in the year 1931?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANAs the answer involves a table of figures, I will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following are the figures:
§ The following table shows, for the countries specified, the values per head of the population of the domestic exports of goods classed as wholly or partly manufactured during the years 1930 and 1931.
| Country. | Value of Exports per head of the population. | |||||
| 1930. | 1931. | |||||
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| France | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Germany (a) | 6 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 10 |
| United Stats | 3 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
§ (a) Including deliveries on account of Reparations. Excluding Reparations, the values per head of the population were £6 9s. 11d. in 1930 and £5 7s. 9d. in 1931.
§ Notes.
1. The range of articles included as "wholly or partly manufactured" varies according to the classifications adopted in the trade returns of the respective countries. Figures based throughout on a uniform classification are not available. The classes of goods included are described in the trade returns of the respective countries as follows:United Kingdom: "Articles wholly,or mainly manufactured", together with manufactured tobacco.France: "Objets fabriquésGermany: "Fertige Waren".United States: "Manufactures ready for consumption" and "manufactures for further use in manufacturingManufactured foodstuffs are excluded throughout.2. The values have been converted into sterling at the par rates of exchange.