HC Deb 31 July 1925 vol 187 cc848-9W
Mr. WIGGINS

asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will give the percentage each year from 1910 to 1913, and from 1920 to 1924, of Class III Imports (Manufactured Articles) from British Overseas Dominions and Protectorates and foreign countries, respectively;

(2) if he will give the percentage each year from 1910 to 1913, and from 1920 to 1924, of Class II Imports (Raw Materials, etc.), from British Overseas Dominions and Protectorates and foreign countries, respectively;

(3)if he will give the percentage each year from 1910 to 1913, and from 1920 to 1924, of Class I Imports (Food, etc.), from British Overseas Dominions and Protectorates and foreign countries, respectively?

Sir B. CHADWICK

The following tables shows the percentages of the imports into the United Kingdom of the classes specified in the years 1910 to 1913, and 1920 to 1923, consigned from British and from foreign countries. I regret that similar figures for 1924 are not yet available:

TOTAL Imports, including goods subsequently re-exported.
Year. From British Countries Overseas. From foreign Countries.
Per cent. Per cent.
Class I.— Food, Drink and Tobacco.
1910 … … 27.6 72.4
1911 … … 27.8 72.2
1912 … … 28.7 71.3
1913 … … 26.2 73.8
1920 … … 28.2 71.8
1921 … … 34.2 65.8
1922 … … 32.8 67.2
1923 … … 36.6 63.4

Year From British countries Overseas From Foreign Countries
Per cent. Per cent.
Class II.—Raw Materials and Articles mainly unmanufactured.
1910 … … 30.6 69.4
1911 … … 31.0 69.0
1912 … … 30.2 69.8
1913 … … 32.5 67.5
1920 … … 31.2 68.8
1921 … … 33.1 66.9
1922 … … 36.4 63.6
1923 … … 33.8 66.2
Class III.—Articles wholly or mainly manufactured.
1910 … … 11.9 88.1
1911 … … 12.4 87.6
1912 … … 11.8 88.2
1913 … … 12.1 87.9
1920 … … 11.4 88.6
1921 … … 7.8 92.2
1922 … … 9.7 9[...].3
1923 … … 10.5 89.5

From 1st April, 1923, these particulars include imports into Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the Irish Free State. From the same date, direct imports into the Irish Free State from countries outside the British Isles have been excluded.