HC Deb 23 June 1925 vol 185 cc1308-11W
Mr. JOHNSTON

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department the kind, volume and value of the exports of textile machinery to China, Japan and India for each year since the War?

Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER

The following statement shows, so far as the particulars are available, the exports from this country to China, Japan and British India of textile machinery of

— 1920. 1921. 1922. 1923. 1924.
Ton. £ Ton. £ Ton. £ Ton. £ Ton. £
Machinery for Spinning and Twisting including all Preparatory Processes.
To China (exclusive of Hong Kong, Macao and leased territories). 1,980 246,582 15,944 2,022,370 19,319 2,467,772 6,220 715,695 1,881 224,455
To Japan (including Formosa and Japanese leased territories in China) 6,911 751,582 19,070 2,708,248 21,449 2,919,348 16,230 2,039,643 8,262 911,970
To British India … 10,807; 1,576,653 40,726 6,494,509 48,909 6,442,665 44,246 4,540,518 25,195 2,327,291
Machinery for Wearing and Processes Preparatory to Weaving but subsequent to Spinning and Twisting.
To China … 497 43,999 479 62,699 285 33,502 707 39.010 475 29,290
To Japan … 984 82,465 2,580 221,100 671 62,820 896 66,056 231 26,919
To British India … 5,722 553,907 15,872 1,790,970, 11,083 1,233,636 10,789 887,371 6,669 596,538
Bleaching and Dyeing Machinery.
To China … — — 20 4,154 1 66 6 511 80 7,348
To Japan … 100 14,938 174 27,652 84 10,263 44 6,041 11 760
To British India … 113 20,887 1,038 171,441 469 69,164 201 24,847 111 12,718
Printing and Finishing Machinery.
To China … 34 4,888 6 1,480 — 80 133 14,489 33 4,457
To Japan … 34 5,981 673 120,432 539 90,931 267 34,537 386 48,309
To British India … 185 30,672 1,816 278,029 903 114,356 833 71,255 553 46,642
Hosiery and Knitting Machinery.*
To China No 18 476 — — — 268 — 161 1 396
Ton —
To Japan … — — — — 3 526 18 4,628 11 2,298
To British India No. 203 6,213 648 19,655 15 10,768 25 8,938 14 6,393
Ton. 16 23
Embroidery Machinery.
To China … — — — — — — — — — 122
To Japan … — — — — — — — — — —
To British India … — — 1 60 — 34 — 36 — 140
* Number not shown after 1921.

United Kingdom manufacture in each of the years 1920 to 1924. The figures for 1920 and 1921 relate to complete machines only, those for subsequent years include parts as well as complete machines:

— 1920. 1921. 1922. 1923. 1924.
Ton. £ Ton. £ Ton. £ Ton. £ Ton. £
Lace and Net Machinery.
To China … — — — — 1 800 — — — —
To Japan … — — — — — 10 — — — —
To British India … — — — — 2 367 — — 3 550
Other Textile Machinery.
To China … 46 5,290 22 4,473 5 1,477 10 2,186 12 1,511
To Japan … 22 5,255 35 8,294 21 5,058 31 5,133 42 5,790
To British India … 896 93,140 283 56,586 291 40,529 709 58,844 545 44,988