HC Deb 05 March 1924 vol 170 cc1434-6W
Mr. HANNON

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can furnish statistics showing the nature and volume of Gorman goods imported into this country in each month from January, 1923, until October, 1923, and similar figures for each month from November, 1923, when the German Government ceased payments to German exporters under the Reparations Recovery Act, until the latest date for which information is available?

Mr. LUNN

The following statement shows the declared value of merchandise classed as wholly or mainly manufactured imported into the United Kingdom and registered as consigned from Germany for each month from January, 1923, to January, 1924, classified according to the system adopted for the Trade Returns of the United Kingdom:—

Although the German Government ceased on 17th November last to repay to their exporters the amount of the British levy on goods forming the subject of new contracts, they continued to repay in bonds the amount collected on goods sent to this country in pursuance of contracts made before that date.

In Thousands of £'s.
Nature of Manufactures. Jan., 1923. Feb., 1923. March, 1923. April, 1923. May, 1923. June, 1923. July, 1923. Aug., 1923. Sept., 1923. Oct., 1923. Nov., 1923. Dec, 1923. Jan., 1924.
Class III.—Articles wholly or mainly Manufactured.
A. Coke and Manufactured Fuel — — — — — — — — — — 1 — 1
B. Earthenware, Glass, Abrasives, etc. 147 112 118 125 120 139 93 101 132 166 157 131 141
C. Iron and Steel and Manufactures thereof 234 213 151 105 96 105 157 185 159 140 122 152 152
D. Non-ferrous Metals and Manufactures thereof 56 61 62 78 77 64 64 44 100 124 60 48 30
E. Cutlery, Hardware, Implements and Instruments. 158 128 172 154 160 145 119 107 147 175 178 149 134
F. Electrical Goods and Apparatus 64 49 41 56 59 55 37 55 65 84 91 80 91
G. Machinery 111 91 92 117 93 109 72 100 122 105 115 106 132
H. Manufactures of Wood and Timber 28 24 31 40 34 32 22 19 38 42 33 28 29
I. Cotton Manufactures 104 113 131 124 112 109 110 114 122 115 104 113 108
J. Woollen and Worsted Manufactures 24 19 70 39 55 61 50 60 82 83 61 54 47
K. Silk and Silk Manufactures 120 104 115 104 70 65 88 107 104 103 85 69 55
L. Manufactures of other Textile Materials 152 137 143 194 165 179 214 216 273 248 206 170 153
M. Apparel 217 284 396 368 327 301 311 381 498 433 340 247 248
N. Chemicals, Drugs, Dyes and Colours 288 227 246 222 205 188 146 166 218 242 214 196 159
O. Oils, Fats and Resins manufactured 22 32 22 18 17 12 12 14 15 28 22 23 15
P. Leather and Manufactures thereof 135 95 174 95 90 127 81 85 167 158 158 157 73
Q. Paper and Cardboard 131 135 159 188 199 219 167 220 296 284 272 243 250
R. Vehicles (including Locomotives, Ships, etc.) 39 34 28 42 36 29 26 33 29 37 33 29 43
S. Rubber Manufactures 36 34 70 50 40 45 37 34 27 33 34 42 63
T. Miscellaneous Articles wholly or mainly manufactured. 489 433 514 530 506 488 367 397 585 719 630 477 366
Total 2,555 2,325 2,735 2,649 2,461 2,472 2,173 2,438 3,179 3,319 2,916 2,514 2,290
The figures include, from 1st April, the trade of Great Britain and Northern Ireland only with Germany, the direct imports of the Irish Free State from Germany having been excluded from the Accounts from that date.