HC Deb 31 January 1939 vol 343 cc51-2W
Mr. David Adams

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will give the imports and exports in general merchandise traffic in the River Tyne for the year 1938, compared with the corresponding period of 1937?

Mr. Stanley

The following table shows the total declared value of merchandise imported into and exported from the United Kingdom at the ports of New- castle and North and South Shields during the years 1937 and 1938, so far as the particulars are at present available.

— 1937. 1938.
£ £
Imports 16,462,157 (a)
Exports of United Kingdom goods. 13,017,790 13 502,629
Exports of imported merchandise. 129,178 124,659
(a) Not yet available.

NOTE.—The figures for 1938 are provisional.