Mr. TYSON WILSONasked the President of the Board of Trade if he can state the value of the machinery imported into the United Kingdom during the years 1906, 1907, and 1908, and the value of the machinery exported from the United Kingdom during the same period?
Mr. TENNANTThe following statement gives the information desired by my hon. Friend:—
UNITED KINGDOM. Imports and Exports of Machinery, 1906–1908. (Extracted from the Annual Statement of the Trade of the United Kingdom, 1908.) Year. Total Imports of Machinery from all Sources. Re-Exports of Machinery. Net Imports, i.e., Imported Machinery retained in the U.K. Exports of Machinery of United Kingdom Manufacture.* £ £ £ £ 1906 … … … 5,126,972 1,463,240 3,663,732 28,440,481 1907 … … … 5,311,68l 1,432,770 3,878,911 34,23,965 1908 … … … 4,552,904 1,100,543 3,452,361 33,594,796 * Including propelling and other machinery fitted into new ships exported.