HC Deb 21 February 1911 vol 21 cc1880-2W
Mr. KELLAWAY

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the value of the imports (for Home consumption), and the exports (domestic produce) of articles wholly or mainly manufactured, and raw materials and articles mainly

A.—VALUES OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
Country. Year. Articles wholly or mainly manufactured.* Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured.*
Imports (for Home Consumption). Exports (Domestic Produce). Imports (for Home Consumption). Exports (Domestic Produce).
£ £ £ £
United Kingdom … 1908 116,328,000† 234,093,000 133,400,000† 36,137,000
1910§ 129,502,000† 343,023,000 197,932,000† 53,337,000
United States … 1903‡ 94,480,000 97,479,000 68,852,000 85,142,000
1910ठ136,061,000 160,064,000 118,364,000 117,714,000
Germany … 1903 59,391,000 161,326,000 139,755,000 60,149,000
1910§ 88,762,000 244,280,000 216,391,000 85,968,000
France … 1903 82,756,000 96,640,000 120,828,000 47,028,000
1910§ 53,876,000 137,030,000 165,845,000 71,957,000

B.—IMPORTS AND EXPORTS PER HEAD OF THE POPULATION.
Country. Year. Articles wholly or mainly manufactured.* Raw materials and articles mainly un manufactured.*
Imports (for Home Consumption) Per Head. Exports (Domestic Produce) Per Head. Imports (for Home Consumption) Per Head. Exports (Domestic Produce) Per Head.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
United Kingdom … 1903 2 14 11† 5 10 6 3 3 0† 17 1
1910§ 2 17 0† 7 10 11 4 7 1† 1 3 6
United States … 1903‡ 1 3 6 1 4 3 17 2 1 1 2
1910ठ1 10 3 1 15 7 1 6 4 1 6 2
Germany … 1903 1 0 2 2 14 10 2 7 6 1 0 5
1910§ 1 7 4 3 15 2 3 6 7 1 6 5
France … 1903 16 9 2 9 4 3 1 9 1 4 0
1910§ 1 7 5 3 9 9 4 4 5 1 16 8
* As classified in the Returns of the several countries. ‡ Years ended 30th June.
‡ Net Imports, i.e., Total Imports less Re-Exports. § Provisional figures.

NOTE.—The systems of valuation adopted by the several countries differ materially: thus, for the United Kingdom the values represent Declared values at United Kingdom ports. For the United States the Import values are those at the port whence shipped to the United States, while the Export values are those at the United States port of shipment. For Germany the values given for Imports and Exports in 1903 and for Imports in 1910 are almost entirely Official values, whilst for Exports in 1910 the values of "Manufactures" are mostly Declared Values, and those of "Raw Materials" mostly Official values. The values of French Imports and Exports are almost entirely Official values.

unmanufactured, in the years 1903 and 1910, for the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, and France, as stated in the Trade Returns of those countries; and what were the amounts per head of the population in each case?

Mr. BUXTON

presented the following statement:—