§ Mr. CHIOZZA MONEYasked the President of the Board of Trade if he can now state the value of the importation of manufactured articles for home consumption into the United Kingdom and the United States, respectively, in January, 1911?
Mr. BUXTONThe figures for the United States are now available. The value of the total imports of wholly and mainly manufactured goods into the United States in January, 1911, was £11,604,000, and the re-exports in the same month, £140,000, leaving a balance of £11,464,000. The value of the total imports of wholly and mainly manufactured goods into the United Kingdom in January was £13,066,000, and the re-exports £2,400,000, leaving a balance of £10,666,000. I should add that the imports into the United States are valued f.o.b. at the ports of export, whilst those into the United Kingdom include the cost of freight and insurance.