HC Deb 23 February 1931 vol 248 cc1778-9W
Sir G. BOWYER

asked the President of the Board of Trade the total exports of printing machinery for each of the years 1928, 1929, and 1930?

Mr. W. R. SMITH

The following table shows, the total weight and declared

Description (including parts thereof). 1928. 1929. 1930.
Quantity.
Tons. Tons. Tons.
Typesetting Machines … 813 736 546
Newspaper, Letterpress and Lithographic Machines … 4,203 3,778 3,532
Declared Value.
£ £ £
Typesetting Machines … 342,766 312,038 285,179
Newspaper, Letterpress and Lithographic Machines … 709,597 672,373 632,551
align="center">Note.—The figures for 1930 are provisional.