§ Mr. STEPHENasked the President of the Board of Trade what were the values of the import of woollen and worsted manufactures (including yarn) into the
TABLE showing the Total Declared Value of the Imports into and Domestic Exports from the United Kingdom of Woollen and Worsted Yarns and Manufactures (except Apparel) consigned from and to France and Germany, respectively, during the years, 1914, 1924 and 1927. The figures for 1913 have been added, in view of the state of war during the last five months of 1914 and the consequent disturbance of trade. Description. Year. Imports consigned from Exports (U.K. manufactures) consigned to France. Germany. France. Germany. £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 Wool Tops 1913 (a) (a) 95 1,260 1914 (a) (a) 54 894 1924 690 2 167 1,262 1927 194 51 187 1,352 Woollen and Worsted Yarns 1913 1,540 546 291 4,798 1914 1,042 257 169 2,864 1924 2,041 33 410 5,090 1927 2,378 337 252 5,101 Woollen and Worsted Tissues 1913 3,617(b) 1,367(b) 1,663 1,996 1914 8,121(b) 872(b) 1,373 1,257 1924 4,571 315 783 771 1927 3,579(c) 1.917(c) 584 1.750(c) Other Descriptions (not including Apparel). 1913 95 368 52 75 1914 61 205 327 41 1924 706 331 43 19 1927 767 729 32 21 Total of Woollen and Worsted Yarns and Manufactures (ex- cept Apparel) including Tops and Flocks. 1913 5.252 2,281 2,101 8,129 1914 4,224 1,334 1,923 5,056 1924 8,008 681 1,403 7,142 1927 6,918 3,034 1,055 8,224 (a)Included with "Other Descriptions." (b) Includes Damasks, Plushes, Flannels and Delaines. (c) Excludes a small amount of tissues wholly or mainly of Mohair, Alpaca, Cashmere (not being Pile Fabrics) which is included with "Other Descriptions." NOTES.—1. The above figures for 1924 and 1927, exclude direct trade between the Irish Free State and France or Germany. 2. In 1913, about 10 per cent., and in 1924 and 1927, rather over 6 per cent., of the Imports shown above were re-exported.