§ 83. Captain F. Noel-Bakerasked the President of the Board of Trade the total value of imports from and exports to Spain during the first six months of 1939, 1945 and 1946, respectively; and the values of the main items making up these imports and exports.
§ Sir S. CrippsInformation about our trade with Spain during the first six months of 1946 is not yet available but will be published in the June and July issues of the Accounts relating to Trade and Navigation of the United Kingdom. Following are the figures for 1939 and 1945:
TRADE WITH SPAIN. —— January-June 1939. 1945. £000. £000. Imports Oranges 765 5,586 Other fruit and vegetables. 538 353 Wine in casks 623 686 Iron ore and scrap 424 392 Non-ferrous metal, ferrous ores and scrap. 162 1,419 Potassium chloride — 563 Other goods 366 268 Total 2,878 9,267 Exports of United Kingdom Goods: Coal 41 8 Scrap metal 56 — Coal tar pitch 38 33 Iron and steel goods 32 60 Non-ferrous metals and manufactures thereof. 63 27 Machinery 27 70 Cotton yarns 166 — Chemicals 64 429 Other goods 254 280 Total 741 907 Re-exports 247 280 Total Exports 988 1,187