HC Deb 01 April 1926 vol 193 cc2382-3W
Miss WILKINSON

asked the President of the Board of Trade what were the United Kingdom imports from, and exports to, Germany, Holland, Belgium, and France, respectively, in the years 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, and 1925 of benzol, toluol, naphtha, naphthalene, tar oil, and ammonia, in gallons?

Mr. A. M. SAMUEL

The following statement gives the desired information, as far as the particulars are available. From 1st April, 1923, the particulars exclude the direct imports into, and the direct exports (and re-exports) from, the Irish Free State, from and to the countries named:

II.—-EXPORTS (including Re-exports),
Commodity and Country to which consigned. 1920. 1921. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1925.
Benzol— Gallons. Gallons. Gallons. Gallons. Gallons. Gallons.
To Germany 22,665 — — 1,618,453* 666,195 70,162
To Netherlands 82,177 — 1,561 470,788 338,050 10,064
To Belgium 17,432 — 4,043 440 1,200 —
To France 47,014 5,274 6,084 522,436 41,225 540
Toluol—
To Germany — — — 10,252 — 1,160
To Netherlands — — 3,412 1,311 4,517 5,322
To Belgium 1,843 5,504 2,600 2,613 — —
To France 37,956 230 — 12,222 4,995 —
Naphtha—
To Germany — — 1,000 304 3,146 40
To Netherlands 4,891 2,593 5,320 5,948 416 2,355
To Belgium — 196 620 — — —
To France 253,114 16,950 12,607 283,692 128,296 18,847
Tar oil, creosote oil and other heavy coal tar oils, etc.—
To Germany 3,107,575 3,442 — 962,279 23,118 60,404
To Netherlands 2,151,605 13,565 22,654 33,685 19,646 7,910
To Belgium 258,714 8,925 14,382 14,923 27,693 11,938
To France 5,602,074 239,038 949,924 15,307 2,966 7,087
Naphthalene— Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts.
To Germany — — 4,601 14,130 4,089 248
To Netherlands 88 4,113 2,272 61,879 2,821 5
To Belgium 214 204 1 12,756 13,000 1,220
To France 3,221 120 1 5,742 24 96
Ammonia, anhydrous—
To Germany 5 1 2 7 1 2
To Netherlands 9 47 170 515 92 41
To Belgium 2,390 103 — 10 35 1
To France 1,011 — 33 1 — 17
* Includes Re-exports amounting to 373,153 gallons.

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