HC Deb 20 July 1931 vol 255 cc1070-1W
Sir N. GRATTAN-DOYLE

asked the President of the Board of Trade what has been the value of manufactured goods imported into Great Britain from the British Empire and from the rest of the world; and what is the value of manufactured goods exported from Great Britain to the Empire and to the rest of the world during the first six months of 1931?

Mr. W. R. SMITH

The following table shows the total declared value of goods classed as wholly or mainly manufactured imported into and exported from the United Kingdom during the year 1930 and registered as consigned from and to British countries and foreign countries, respectively. Similar particulars in respect of the first six months of 1931 are not available.

Declared Value.
Articles wholly or mainly manufactured. £
Total Imports into the United Kingdom consigned from British Countries 30,767,000
Foreign Countries 276,651,000
Domestic Exports from the United Kingdom consigned to British Countries 202,896,000
Foreign Countries 237,146,000
Re-exports from the United Kingdom consigned to British Countries 7,654,000
Foreign Countries 16,416,000
NOTE.—The above figures are provisional, pending the publication of the Annual Statement of Trade for 1930.