HC Deb 07 July 1939 vol 349 cc1686-8W
Lieut.-Commander Tufnell

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state the amount and value, respectively, of non-ferrous metals, rubber, leather, ores, asbestos and mica exported from this country to Japan in each of the last three years?

Description. Declared Value.
1936. 1937. 1938.
Exports (Produce and manufactures of the United Kingdom)— £ £ £
Non-ferrous metals and manufactures thereof—
Total exports 159,701 274,868 102,709
of which—
Aluminium and aluminium alloys in ingots, blocks, slabs, billets notch bars, wirebar, cakes and granules. 38 16,786 1,210
(4 cwts.) (3,722 cwts.) (206 cwts.)
Nickel, unwrought, in ingots, cathodes, cubes rondels, pellets, shot, grain and powder, and nickel flakes. 109,000 173,165 85,772
(10,900 cwts.) (19,233 cwts.) (9,502 cwts.)
Tungsten, except ferro-tungsten Nil. 28,292 Nil.
(76,160 lbs.)
Zinc, or spelter, unwrought in ingots, blocks, bars, slabs and cakes. 28,350 31,500 9,774
(2,130 tons) (1,676 tons) (661 tons)
Non-ferrous metalliferous ores and scrap—
Total exports 116,298 1,53,269 63,261
of which—
Tungsten ores Nil Nil 32,667
(157 tons)
Metallic residues and waste 94,568 107,641 16,053
(7.953 tons) (6,848tons) (1,180 tons)
Scrap and old metal fit only for the recovery of metal. 21,730 45,628 14,541
(1,367 tons) (1,506 tons) (438 tons)
Rubber manufactures (other than tyres and tubes)—
Total exports 6,297 8,797 (a)
Leather and manufactures thereof—
Total exports 9,344 10,388 (a)
Asbestos—
Raw, fibre and waste 26 44 Nil
Manufactures 13,121 11,419 2,747
(2, 491 cwts.) (3,6S4 cwts.) (653 cwts.)
Mica, splittings, ground and waste 113 69 Nil
Export of imported merchandise.
Non-ferrous metals and manufactures thereof—
Aluminium and aluminium alloys in ingots, blocks, slabs, billets, notch bars, wirebar, Cakes and granules. Nil 13,282 33,351
(2,440 cwts.) (7,223 cwts.)
Antimony. Nil 14,445 11,060
(202 tons) (183 tons)
Copper, unwrought, in ingots, blocks, slabs, bars, billets, cakes, cathodes and anodes, including rough copper of 94 per cent. copper content or over.—Electrolytic. Nil 90,538 Nil
(1,601 tons)
Mercury 718 125,812 71,550
(4,092 lbs.) (723,955 lbs.) (306,390 lbs.)
Rubber, raw and kindred materials 2034 4,002 (a)
(17,900 lbs.) (60,200 lbs.
Asbestos, raw, fibre and waste Nil Nil Nil
Mica, slabs, splittings, ground and waste 543 4,252 3,888
(5 tons) (15 tons) (19 tons)
(a) Not readily available.
Note.—The particulars for 1938 are provisional.

Mr. Cross

The following statement shows, in respect of the commodities specified in the question, particulars of exports from the United Kingdom consigned to Japan (including Formorsa) during the years 1936, 1937 and 1938. The statement is not quite complete, but such items as are omitted are relatively unimportant in our trade with Japan.