HC Deb 30 November 1925 vol 188 cc1850-1W
Mr. ALEXANDER

also asked the President of the Board of Trade the volume and the value of the imports and exports of wrapping and packing paper in 1913, 1923, and 1924, and the first 10 months

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF PACKING AND WRAPPING PAPER, 1913 AND 1923–5.
Branch of Trade, etc. 1913. (a) 1923. 1924. 1925.(Jan.-Oct.)
(i) Quantities.
Imports- Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts.
From Canada … … 992 106,461 122,778 94,128
From Norway … … 1,059,005 624,074 653,181 720,300
From Sweden … … 1,366,507 1,241,381 1,616,341 1,358,325
From Germany … … 892,483 1,163,391 981,108 740,271
From Other Countries … … 771,309 610,942 772,055 624,582
Total Imports … … 4,090,296 3,752,249 4,145,163 3,537,606
Re-exports … … 74,925 10,609 14,570 25,213
Net Imports … … 4,015,371 3,741,640 4,130,893 3,512,393
United Kingdom Exports … … 905,452 574,309 687,453 179,117
(ii) Declared Values thereof.
Imports— £ £ £ £
From Canada … … 664 136,468 143,323 110,968
From Norway … … 645,531 743,556 747,931 825,636
From Sweden … … 875,885 1,484,150 1,889,998 1,565,946
From Germany … … 745,510 1,292,764 1,098,988 869,142
From Other Countries … … 569,648 822,129 964,254 764,149
Total Imports … … 2,837,238 4,479,067 4,844,494 4,135,841
Re-exports … … 54,447 16,938 22,676 34,546
Net Imports … … 2,782,791 4,462,129 4,821,818 4,101,295
United Kingdom Exports … … 379,682 480,887 578,799 332,968
(a) The figures for this year unavoidably include some tissue paper.
NOTE: As from 1st April, 1923, these figures include the trade of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with the Irish Free State. From the same date the direct foreign trade of the Irish Free State has been excluded.