§ Mr. LOUGHasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can state the following particulars with regards to imports of sugar for each of the last eight years:—Total quantity imported, including raw and refined; estimated total annual cost; estimated consumption per head of the population; total quantity exported from the West Indies; total quantity imported from the West Indies into the United Kingdom; and estimated total cost of the West Indian imports?
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Mr. BUXTONThe following statements give the information desired:—
(1) Statement showing the quantity of raw and refined sugar imported into the United Kingdom, the total (declared) value thereof, and the estimated quantity of sugar (in equivalent of refined) consumed per head of the population of this country in each year from 1902 to 1909, inclusive.
Year. Quantity and Value of Sugar Imported into the United Kingdom. Estimated Annual Consumption of Sugar (in equivalent of refined) per head of the population of the United Kingdom. Quantity Total (Declared) Value. Raw. Refined. Cwts. Cwts. £ lbs. 1902 13,221,000 18,365,000 14,732,000 73.74 1903 12,649,000 18,589,000 15,461,000 66.80 1904 14,684,000 17,606,000 18,252,000 77.83 1905 14,657,000 14,696,000 19,472,000 70.02 1906 15,258,000 18,096,000 17,296,000 76.55 1907 14,960,000 19,690,000 19,134,000 78.19 1908 14,683,000 18,820,000 20,003,000 76.45 1909 16,303,000 18,887,000 21,692,000 79.54 (2) Statement showing (a) the quantity and value of sugar imported into this country from the British West India Islands, and (b) the quantity of sugar exported from those islands to all destinations in each year from 1902 to 1909, inclusive.
Year. Total Imports of Sugar from British West India Islands into the United Kingdom. Total Exports of Sugar from British West India Islands to all destinations. Quantity. Value. Cwts. £ Cwts. 1902 845,000* 497,000* 2,999,000 1903 453,000* 274,000* 2,358,000 1904 685,000 453,000 2,893,000 1905 749,000 579,000 2,311,000 1906 1,198,000 624,000 2,848,000 1907 779,000 452,000 2,503,000 1908 528,000 375,000 2,192,000 1909 657,000 434,000 † *Direct importation from the British West Indies For later years the figures given are the total imports which were consigned either directly or indirectly from the West Indies. † Not yet available.