Sir H. SAMUELasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the official statistics of United States exports of manufactured goods include refined petroleum and other petroleum products; if so, what was the value of those products exported from the United States in 1929; what were the corresponding figures for 1880 and for 1913; and what were the exports of manufactured articles, per head of the population, from the United States in 1929, including and excluding petroleum and its products.
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Country. Imports. Exports. First six months 1929. First six months 1930. Decrease. First six months 1929. First six months 1930. Decrease. £1,000 £1,000 £1,000 £1,000 £1,000 £1,000 United Kingdom … … 604,727 541,749 62,978 358,742 304,851 53,891 France … … … 246,404 216,189 30,215 199,013 182,473 16,540 United States … … 469,766 356,000 113,766 538,986 427,000 111,986 Germany, January-May … 281,062 239,359 41,703 266,951 259,214 7,737 The above particulars relate to:— United Kingdom: Total Imports; Domestic Exports. France: Imports for Consumptiou; Domestic Exports. United States: Total Imports; Total Exports (Domestic and Foreign). (The figures for 1930 are not official). Germany: Imports for Consumption; Domestic Exports, including deliveries on account of Reparations amounting to £16,044,000 in January-May, 1929 and to £15,557,000 in January-May, 1930. Note.—Conversions to Sterling have been made at approximate par rates of exchange.
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMThe figure furnished on 8th July to the right hon. Gentleman in respect of exports in 1929 of manufactured goods from the United States (£670,100,000) included refined petroleum and other manufactured petroleum products, the total value of which amounted to £107,537,000. For 1880 and 1913 the corresponding value of such exports was £7,144,000 and £29,030,000 respectively. The value of exports of manufactures from the United States in 1929 per head of the population stated as £5 10s. 5d. would be reduced to £4 12s. 8d. by the exclusion of refined petroleum and products.