§ Mr. LOUGHERasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give returns showing the export and import trade of Great Britain with British possessions during the years 1913 and 1924, and for the first six months of 1925; and what is the percentage of such trade to the total export and import trade of this country?
Mr. SAMUELThe following statement gives the desired informations:
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A. Total Imports. Period. From all Countries. From British Countries. Declared Values. Declared Values. Proportion of total. £ £ Per cent. 1913 … … 768,735,000 191,516,000 24.9 1924 … … 1,279,845,000 388,616,000 30.4 1925 (January-June) … … 677,544,000 216,328,000 31.9
B. Exports. (i) Exports of United Kingdom Produce and Manufacture. Period. To all Countries. To British Countries. Declared Values. Declared Values. Proportion of total. £ £ Per cent. 1913 … … 525,254,000 195,311,000 37.2 1924 … … 795,365,000 332,536,000 41.8 1925 (January-June) … … 392,659,000 167,442,000 42.6
(ii) Re-exports of Imported Produce. 1913 … … 109,567,000 13,611,000 12.4 1924 … … 140,149,000 26,525,000 18.9 1925 (January-June) … … 77,449,000 13,826,000 17.9 NOTE.—The particulars for 1924 and 1925 include the trade of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with the Irish Free State. For the same years, the direct foreign trade of the Irish Free State has beer excluded.