§ Mr. REMERasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the value of imported foreign manufactured goods in each month of this year; and whether he can at the same time quote the number of unemployed, on the last day of each month?
§ Sir R. HORNEThe value of the goods classed as wholly or mainly manufactured which were registered as imported into the United Kingdom in each month since 1st January, 1920, is stated in the following table. The figures given include imports from other parts of the British Empire as well as from foreign countries.
Month. Value of Imports of Articles wholly or mainly manufactured. Number of Persons on the Live Register of the Employment Exchanges at the end of the month. £ January 31,528,390 558,208 February 33,042,020 445,033 March 38,156,156 372,247 April 38,050,140 351,321 May 40,579,519 328,144 June 44,681,284 309,549 July 41,422,543 302,941 August 40,016,083 318,096 September 40,572,603 346,642 October 36,266,604 —