§ Lord CHARLES BERESFORDasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state what were the value of the imports and exports for Great Britain and Ireland for the years 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, and 1912?
Mr. BUXTIONThe following statement gives the information desired:—
Years. Imports. Exports. Total Imports. Net Imports Net Imports (Total Imports less Re-exports). Of Foreign and Colonial Merchandise. Total Exports. £ £ £ £ £ 1906 … … 607,888,500 522,786,020 375,575,338 85,102,480 460,677,818 1907 … … 645,807,942 553,865,858 426,035,083 91,942,084 517,977,167 1908 … … 592,953,487 513,329,790 377,103,824 79,623,697 456,727,521 1909 … … 624,704,957 533,360,138 378,180,347 91,344,819 469,525,166 1910 … … 678,257,024 574,495,979 430,384,772 103,761,045 534,145,817 1911 … … 680,157,527 577,398,393 454,119,298 102,759,134 556,878,432 1912 … … 744,896,514 633,058,609 487,434,002 111,837,905 599,271,907 NOTE.—The particulars for 1912 are provisional and subject to rectification on the final examination of the Returns.