§ 21. Mr. Reader Harrisasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state, in respect of imports Class D Division 15 (Machinery other than electric) and Class D Division 16 (Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances), respectively, the total value of imports into Great Britain in the year 1938 and in the year 1958 together, in respect of each of the two years, with a comparative analysis showing the principal countries from which such imports were acquired.
§ Sir D. EcclesYes, Sir. As the Answer contains a number of figures, I will, with permission, publish it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following are the figures:
| UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS | ||
| £m. | ||
| 1938† | 1958† | |
| Class D, Division 15 | ||
| Machinery other than electric of which: | 21.2 | 136.8 |
| Western Germany‡ | 5.6 | 38.8 |
| United States of America | 9.4 | 38.7 |
| Switzerland | 0.9 | 10.1 |
| France | 0.7 | 7.6 |
| Sweden | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| Netherlands | 0.5 | 6.2 |
| Class D, Division 16 | ||
| Electrical machinery, appara tus and appliances of which: | 3.5 | 29.6 |
| United States of America | 1.1 | 8.0 |
| Western Germany‡ | 0.8 | 5.8 |
| Netherlands | 0.4 | 4.1 |
| Switzerland | 0.2 | 1.5 |
| France | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| Sweden | N.S.S. | 1.1 |
§ Notes:N.S.S.=Not separately specified.
§ * Figures for Great Britain are not available.
§ † Owing to changes in statistical classification between 1938 and 1958 the figures are not precisely comparable.
§ ‡ Germany 1938.