§ Mr. LUMLEYasked the President of the Board of Trade the value of manufactured goods exported from China to this country for each year since 1920?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThe value of the imports into the United Kingdom of articles wholly or mainly manufactured, consigned from China, was as follows:
Similar particulars for 1926 are not yet available.
Year. Imports. Retained Imports. (Imports less Re-Exports). £ £ 1920 … 4,238,000 2,786,000 1921 … 1,374,000 419,000 1922 … 1,910,000 1,157,000 1923 … 2,133,000 1,380,000 1924 … 2,052,000 1,154,000 1925 … 2,253,000 1,497,000 Prior to 1st April, 1923, the particulars relate to imports into Great Britain and Ireland. From that date they relate to imports into Great Britain and Northern Ireland only.