§ Lieut.-Colonel ARCHER-SHEEasked the President of the Board of Trade the total value of the products and manufactures, British and Irish, consigned from Germany, the United States of America, France, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and India, respectively, during the years 1921 and l922; the value in each case of imports of articles wholly or mainly manufactured; and the percentage of manufactured goods to total imports in each case?
§ Lieut.- Colonel BUCKLEYI am assuming that the words "British and Irish" in this question were inserted by inadvertence. The following statement shows the value of the merchandise imported into the United Kingdom during the years 1921 and 1922 registered as consigned from the countries specified, distinguishing, in respect of the imports during 1921, the value and proportion of articles wholly or mainly manufactured:
(92.6 per cent.) in respect of articles wholly or mainly manufactured. Similar 73W particulars for the other countries specified are not yet available for 1922.
§ Lieut.-Colonel ARCHER-SHEEasked the President of the Board of Trade the total value of the products and manufactures, British and Irish, consigned to Germany, the United States of America, France, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and India, respectively, during the years 1921 and 1922; the value in each case of exports of articles wholly or mainly manufactured; and the per-
Country to which Consigned. Value of Merchandise (Produce and Manufacture of the United Kingdom) exported from the United Kingdom. 1921. 1922. All Articles. Articles wholly or mainly manufactured. All Articles. Amount. Amount. Proportion of total Exports. Amount. £ £ Per cent. £ Germany … … 17,861,000 10,049,000 56.3 32,076,000 United States … … 43,989,000 36,290,000 82.5 55,022,000 France … … 44,260,000 28,774,000 65.0 18,310,000 Canada … … 19,459,000 15,258,000 78.4 25,271,000 Australia … … 45,637,000 43,079,000 94.4 60,457,000 New Zealand … … 14,889,000 12,807,000 86.4 15,868,000 South Africa (Union of) … … 20,859,000 27,815,000 93.2 24,515,000 India (British) … … 108,809,000 104,103,000 95.6 91,621,000 The value of the consignments to Germany in 1922 includes £16,914,000 (52.7 per cent.) in respect of articles wholly or mainly manufactured in the United Kingdom. Similar particulars for the other countries specified are not yet available for 1922.