§ Sir F. WISEasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) the chief articles, with the respective costs, imported from Italy to this country for 1925;
(2) the chief articles, with the respective costs, exported from Great Britain to Italy for 1925?
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§ Mr. A. M. SAMUELThe following statement shows the value of the principal articles imported into and exported from Great Britain and Northern Ireland registered as consigned from and to Italy during the year 1925. The figures are provisional in character and subject to possible slight amendment on final examination of the returns:
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IMPORTS. Declared value thereof. Description. T. £ Articles of food, drink, and tobacco: Cheese (except margarine cheese) 802 Eggs in shell 452 Fruits: Lemons, limes, etc. 686 Vegetables, preserved 639 Wine, in casks and in bottles 185 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured: Sulphur 274 Silk cocoons and waste of all kinds, except noils 137 Silk, raw 387 Hemp and hemp tow 455 Hides and skins, wet, other than calf skins 458 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured: Stones and slates (chiefly marble) 456 Silk, thrown and spun silk yarn 352 Silk, piece goods, wholly of silk (except apparel and embroidery), dyed or not dyed 2,072 Silk piece goods mixed with other materials, including artificial silk, if known as "silks," dyed or not dyed 377 Artificial silk yarn, thread and straw 1,393 Gloves, of leather 806 Hats, of felt 540 Motor cars: Touring cars 616 Rubber tyres 712 All other articles 7,616 Total imports T. £19,415
EXPORTS. (i) United Kingdom Produce and Manufactures. Declared value thereof. Description. T. £ Articles of food, drink, and tobacco: Herrings, cured or salted, not canned 244 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured: Coal 6,922 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured: Manufactured fuel 170 Pig-iron 299 Tinned and terne plates and sheets, including tinned plates and sheets, decorated 598 Sewing machines and parts 307 Textile machinery 654 Cotton piece goods of all Kinds 688 Woollen and worsted tissues 817 Hatters' wares 319 All other articles 7,806 Total British exports 18,824 (ii) Imported Produce. Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured: Raw cotton 209 Wool, raw—sheep and lambs' 251 Rubber, raw 1,385 All other articles 1,023 Total exports of imported Produce 2,868 Total exports T. £21,692