§ 1. The range of articles included in "other manufactures" varies according to the classifications adopted in the trade returns of the respective countries. Figures based throughout on a uniform classification are not available. The classes of goods included, apart from refined petroleum products, are described in the trade returns of the respective countries as follows:—
§ United Kingdom: "Articles wholly or mainly manufactured," together with manufactured tobacco.
§ France: "Objets fabriqués."
§ Germany: "Fertige Waren."
§ United States and Japan: "Manufactures ready for consumption" and "Manufactures for further use in manufacturing."
§ Manufactured foodstuffs are excluded throughout.
§ 2. Conversions from foreign currencies into sterling have been made at the approximate par rates of exchange.
§ Mr. WHITEasked the President of the Board of Trade the total amount of exports and the amount per head of the population exported from the United Kingdom, the United States of America, France, and Germany for the calendar year 1930, excluding exports of refined mineral oils; and the total amount of exports and the amount per head of the population exported from the United Kingdom, the United States of America, France, and Germany for 1930?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMThe following table shows in respect of the United Kingdom, the United States, France and Germany, the values of the exports of merchandise, (a) including refined petroleum oils, and (b) excluding refined petroleum oils, and the values of such exports per head of the population during the year 1930.
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— 1930. All Merchandise. All Merchandise other than Refined Petroleum Oils Value Value per head of population Value Value per head of population United Kingdom: £000. £ s. d. £'000. £ s. d. Domestic Exports … 570,553 12 8 5 567,949 12 7 3 Re-exports … 86,980 1 17 10 84,937 1 17 0 United States: Domestic Exports … 777,035 6 4 8 687,021 5 10 3 Re-exports … 12,649 0 2 0 12,634 0 2 0 France: (a) Exports (Special Trade) … 344,844 8 7 8 344,706 8 7 7 Germany: (a) Exports (b) (Special Trade) … 589,114 9 4 3 587,804 9 3 10 (a) Particulars of Re-exports are not available. (b) Including deliveries on Account of Reparations which amounted to £34,623,000, or excluding refined petroleum oils, £34,609,000. Excluding Reparations, the values of exports per head of the population were £8 13s. 5d. and £8 13s. 0d. respectively. NOTE.—The values have been converted into sterling at the approximate par rates of exchange, and the latest official estimates of population have been used to calculate the per capita figures.