§ Mr. WARDLAW-MILNEasked the President of the Board of Trade the total value of the imports into Iraq from this country and of exports to this country from Iraq since 1919?
§ Mr. H. WILLIAMSThe following statement shows the trade in merchandise between Iraq and the United Kingdom, as recorded in the Iraq Trade Returns, in the years shown. Corresponding figures for 1919 are not available.
Year Imports into Iraq. Exports from Iraq. £1,000. £1,000. 1920 … 9,200 1,200 1921 … 4,500 600 1922 … 4,020 880 Year ended— 13st March, 1924 … 4,400 1,700 31st March, 1925 … 4,600 1,300 31st March, 1926 … 4,100 1,100 31st March, 1927 … 3,273 1,007 The above figures include the transit trade through Iraq. The imports from the United Kingdom of goods in transit 40W were valued at £2,000,000 in 1925–26, and £1,200,000 in 1926–27. The exports to the United Kingdom of goods in transit were valued at £200,000 in 1925–26, and £182,000 in 1926–27. Particulars of goods in transit in earlier years are not available. The figures are exclusive of Government stores, and have been converted from rupees into sterling at the average ratio of exchange on London in Calcutta.