§ Miss WILKINSONasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department if he will give the figures of Egyptian trade on the same basis as given in the Department of Overseas Trade Report on Egypt, 1926, that is, total exports, including re-exports, and
The exports and re-exports of iron and steel and manufactures thereof and of machinery from Egypt are of comparatively little importance.
Year Imports. Exports (Including Re-exports). Imports of— Total. Of which from the British Empire. Total. Of which to the British Empire. Iron and Steel Manufactures. Machinery and Loco-motives. £1,000. £1,000. £1,000. £1.000. £1,000. £1,000. 1898 … … … 11,320 4,684 12,639 5,835 647 381 1899 … … … 11,740 5,157 16,306 8,650 647 469 1900 … … … 14,479 6,301 17,805 9,718 942 514 1901 … … … 15,642 6,753 16,828 8,557 772 546 1902 … … … 15,201 6,512 18,791 9,786 858 472 1903 … … … 17,189 7,053 20,328 10,747 1,026 610 1904 … … … 21,095 8,411 21,636 11,531 1,204 915 1905 … … … 22,126 8,251 21,216 11,220 1,210 878 1906 … … … 24,636 9,262 25,976 13,932 1,821 1,237 1907 … … … 26,801 10,048 29,198 15,821 2,021 1,097 1908 … … … 25,754 9,789 22,259 11,661 1,296 818 1909 … … … 22,809 8,100 27,183 13,658 984 546 1910 … … … 24,166 8,669 30,157 14,897 1,280 532 1911 … … … 27,936 10,169 29,736 14,528 1,485 782 1912 … … … 26,583 9,813 35,935 16,682 1,447 891 1913 … … … 28,591 10,765 33,080 14,263 1,674 1,088 1914 … … … 22,291 8,770 25,178 11,072 1,290 934 1915 … … … 19,869 11,215 28,292 15,015 561 261 1916 … … … 31,948 19,776 39,015 21,177 918 395 1917 … … … 34,039 20,224 42,673 26,159 1,086 329 1918 … … … 52,487 35,871 47,966 32,360 2,130 442 1919 … … … 48,645 28,326 82,284 42,613 1,916 746 1920 … … … 104,534 50,038 90,311 38,868 5,114 3,266 1921 … … … 56,953 23,298 43,590 18,944 2,433 3,280 The value of these exports in 1898, 1913 and 1921 was as follows:
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Iron and Steel and Manufactures thereof. Machinery. £ £ 1898 … … 1,000 Nil. 1913 … … 22,000 20,000 1921 … … 101,000 114,000 total imports; imports from the British Empire; exports to the British Empire for the years 1898 to 1921; and iron and steel manufactures and engineering imports and exports for the same years?
§ Sir B. CHADWICKThe following statement shows the total value of the Import and Export trade of Egypt, distinguishing the value of (a) the trade with the British Empire and (b) the imports of iron and steel manufactures and of machinery and locomotives respectively, in each of the years 1898 to 1921: