§ Mr. Willeyasked the President of the Board of Trade the value of wooden furniture production for the latest available date, and the figure for the corresponding period last year.
§ Mr. H. StraussThe figures available cover only those firms which are licensed to manufacture Utility furniture, and show the value of sales of wooden furniture, and not the value of production.
For the quarter April-June, 1952, the value of these sales was £23,783,000, compared with £32,048,000 in April-June, 1951 (when activity in the furniture trade was abnormal). Complete figures are not yet available for the quarter July-September, 1952, but it is estimated that the value of sales will be found to be about £23 million compared with £23,505,000 in July-September, 1951.