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Major Beamish
asked the President of the Board of Trade what has been the value of exports from the United Kingdom to the Soviet Union since V.E. Day, and the value of imports from the Soviet Union to the United Kingdom; and if he
EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO THE SOVIET UNION. |
Description. |
May-December, 1945. |
Year 1946. |
January-September, 1947. |
|
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
Iron and steel and manufactures thereof |
220 |
175 |
167 |
Unwrought tin |
— |
545 |
— |
Unwrought copper |
— |
389 |
— |
Cutlery, hardware, implements and instruments |
136 |
371 |
161 |
Electrical goods and apparatus |
1,099 |
688 |
472 |
Boilers and boiler-house plant |
485 |
2,091 |
3,672 |
Electrical machinery |
5,174 |
1,873 |
3,020 |
Cranes, hoists and other lifting machinery |
163 |
455 |
158 |
Other machinery |
2,163 |
489 |
2,394 |
Woven woollen tissues |
— |
346 |
7 |
Woven worsted tissues |
— |
87 |
1 |
Other textile manufactures |
12 |
400 |
97 |
Leather and manufactures thereof |
— |
306 |
— |
Locomotives |
150 |
225 |
107 |
All other articles |
415 |
643 |
406 |
Total |
10,017 |
9,083 |
10,662 |
IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM FROM THE SOVIET UNION. |
Description. |
May-December, 1945. |
Year 1946. |
January-September, 1947 |
|
£'000 |
£'000 |
£'000 |
Wood and timber:— |
|
Sawn softwood |
482 |
489 |
320 |
Pitprops |
29 |
111 |
277 |
Raw cotton |
194 |
387 |
1,986 |
Cotton li[...]ters |
— |
145 |
587 |
Cotton waste |
— |
192 |
145 |
Camels' hair |
63 |
611 |
323 |
Flax |
268 |
— |
— |
Undressed hides and skins |
279 |
1,089 |
615 |
Raw hair |
89 |
510 |
331 |
Bristles |
— |
— |
244 |
Non-ferrous metals and manufactures |
— |
233 |
136 |
Motor spirit |
— |
— |
421[...] |
Paper, cardboard, etc. |
— |
— |
254 |
All other articles |
381 |
1,153 |
494 |
Total |
1,785 |
4,920 |
6,141[...] |