§ Mr. G. M. Thomsonasked the President of the Board of Trade for each year since 1945 the monthly averages for the home production, home consumption and import, respectively, of jute bags; and if he will give monthly figures for 1957 to the latest convenient date.
§ Sir D. EcclesInformation about production is available only for the years 1948, 1951 and 1954 when detailed censuses of production were taken. Monthly production figures are not collected and there are no statistics of consumption.
221WThe following are figures of sales by makers-up of jute sacks and bags and of
millions — Sales by makers-up of jute sacks and bags Jute sacks and bags made on commission New sacks and bags Secondhand sacks and bags repaired and reconditioned New sacks and bags Secondhand sacks and bags repaired and reconditioned 1948 … … … 154.3 117.2 45.6 Not available 1951 … … … 133.6 159.0 51.6 1954 … … … 183.2 185.6 60.0 NOTES: 1. Sales of jute sacks and bags by makers-up exclude sales by merchants who have no making-up department but have sacks or bags made up for them on commission. The figures of sacks and bags made up on commission include some sacks and bags which are also recorded in the figures of sales by makers-up. If the two sets of figures are added, there will therefore be some duplication. 2. For 1948, only establishments in Great Britain were covered; for 1951 and 1954 the figures relate to United Kingdom. 3 The 1954 figures are provisional.
MONTHLY AVERAGES Thousands — Imports of Jute sacks and bags New Secondhand 1946 … … … … … 3,342 43 1947 … … … … … 3,064 249 1948 … … … … … 2,688 157 1949 … … … … … 1,498 39 1950 … … … … … 1,592 78 1951 … … … … … 2,945 124 1952 … … … … … 4,594 38 1953 … … … … … 2,261 104 1954 … … … … … 2,423 94 1955 … … … … … 2,221 78 1956 … … … … … 1,765 62 1957: January … … … … … 1,636 37 February … … … … … 1,354 95 March … … … … … 1,044 47 April … … … … … 1,144 25 May … … … … … 987 140