HC Deb 04 February 1926 vol 191 cc337-8W
Mr. REMER

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he can give the figures in each month last year of the value of the importations of raw materials used in the silk trade, the manufactured and partly

VALUE OF IMPORTS.
Month. Raw Materials and Articles mainly unmanufactured. Articles wholly or mainly manufactured.
Silk Cocoons and Waste of all kinds (except Noils). Silk Noils. Silk, Raw. Thrown Silk. spun Silk Yarn. Silk Manufactures wholly of Silk.†
Piece Goods dyed or not dyed.
£'000. £'000. £'000. £'000. £'000. £'000.
January … … 80* — 70 21 53 1,250
February … 72* — 94 18 53 1,262
March … … 42* 1 71 18 43 1,410
April … … 34* — 68 16 43 1,017
May … … 55* — 157 27 194 1,681
June … … 115* 3 325 59 291 3,214
July … … 46 4 18 2 32 544
August … … 28 4 13 11 4 192
September … 17 — 25 18 5 440
October … … 17 — 52 21 3 612
November … 35 — 86 27 3 697
December … 30 — 95 27 5 688
Articles wholly or mainly manufactured—continued.
Silk Manufactures wholly of Silk.† Manufactures of Silk mixed with other materials, including Artificial Silk, if known as "Silks."† All other Manufactures of Silk or of Silk mixed with other materials if Known as "Silks."†
Ribbons. Lace (except Embroidery). Piece Goods dyed or not dyed. Ribbons. Lace (except Embroidery).
£'000. £'000. £'000. £'000. £'000. £'000.
January … … 100 9 316 169 13 80
February … 76 8 267 171 13 88
March … … 81 15 358 141 17 94
April … … 92 10 480 131 13 101
May … … 98 24 793 176 11 151
June … … 147 17 1,431 292 26 354
July … … 23 5 278 48 6 77
August … … 9 2 134 25 7 21
September … 26 3 236 50 9 31
October … … 25 3 285 60 13 21
November … 25 2 304 66 8 20
December … 23 2 291 56 8 20
* Described as "Silk knubs and Waste" during this period.
† Except Apparel and Embroidery.
NOTE:—The values stated are inclusive of the values of such quantities of the several descriptions of imported merchandise as were subsequently re-exported, but exclusive of the value of goods transhipped under Bond.

manufactured goods, and the mainly manufactured goods?

Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER

The following statement shows the declared values of the imports of silk and silk manufactures into Great Britain and Northern Ireland in each month of the year 1925, as far as the particulars are available: