HC Deb 28 November 1922 vol 159 cc527-8W
Commander BELLAIRS

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he can give the value of the exports taken from this country per head of population in each self-governing Dominion, and in France, Italy, Spain, the United States, the Argentine and Japan?

Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKS

The following statement shows for the 12 months ended 30th September, 1922, the value of exports from the United Kingdom consigned to the undermentioned countries, per head of the estimated population of those countries.

Value per head of estimated Population.
Country. Total Exports from United Kingdom. Exports of United Kingdom Produce and Manufactures included in the preceding column.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Canada 2 17 10 2 11 11
Newfoundland 2 0 11 1 15 6
Union of South Africa. 3 16 8 3 13 1
Australia 11 3 9 10 6 1
New Zealand 12 1 4 11 9 2
British India 0 6 0 0 5 11
France 1 15 4 1 5 11
Italy 0 11 1 0 10 l
Spain 0 11 7 0 10 9
United States of America. 0 13 3 0 9 6
Argentina 2 12 1 2 11 0
Japan 0 8 6 0 8 4

The values given represent the value of the merchandise f.o.b. at a port in the United Kingdom, and the calculations are based on the latest available official statistics of population for the various countries.