§ Mr. T. Williamsasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will provide a statement showing the imports and exports between Great Britain and the Dominions and Colonies for the years 1929, 1932 and 1937, respectively, showing the percentage increase or decrease between 1929 and 1937?
Mr. StanleyThe following table shows the total declared value of merchandise imported into and exported from the United Kingdom in trade with British countries during the undermentioned years:
returns, statistics of imports of pearled barley since 1st January, 1936, are not strictly comparable with those for earlier periods, but the following particulars give such of the desired information as is available:
Pearled barley.
(1) Average monthly imports into the United Kingdom during the year 1934–16,069 cwts.
(2) Average declared value (c.i.f.) of imports during the year 1934–6s. 10d. per cwt.
(3) Duty chargeable during 1934 and up to 11th July, 1935–20 per cent. ad valorem.
(4) Sum of (2) and (3)—8s. 2d. per cwt.
205WPearled barley (including blocked, flaked, puffed and pot barley).
(5) Average monthly imports into the United Kingdom during the period from January, 1936, to May, 1938–7,001 cwts.
(6) Average declared value of imports during the five months January to May, 1938–12s. per cwt.
(7) Duty chargeable as from 12th July, 1935–3s. 6d. per cwt., or 20 per cent. ad valorem, whichever is the greater.
(8) Sum of (6) and (7)—15s. 6d. per cwt.
In connection with the figures shown against (4) and (8), it should be borne in mind that the duties quoted at (3) and (7) are not chargeable on imports consigned from and grown, produced or manufactured in the British Empire.