Sir H. SAMUELasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the export of cotton manufactures from the United Kingdom during the first four months of this year and during the similar period of last year, in square yards, to China, including Hong Kong, and to India, and the increase or decrease in each case?
Description. United Kingdom Exports consigned to China (including Hong Kong). British India. January to April, 1930. January to April, 1931. Increase ( + ) or decrease (−), 1931 compared with 1930. January to April, 1930. January to April, 1931. Increase (+) or decrease (−),1931 compared with 1930. In thousand square yards. Cotton manufactures: Piece goods of cotton: Grey, unbleached 1,809 1,574 (-) 235 203,033 23,560 (-) 179,473 White, bleached 16,883 14,545 (-) 2,338 185,568 84,415 (-) 101,153 Printed: Flags, handkerchiefs and shawls in the piece 1 151 (+) 150 37 32 (-) 5 Other sorts 2,979 1,790 (-) 1,189 39,748 14,778 (-) 24,970 Dyed in the piece 12,521 17,492 (+) 4,971 42,758 15,683 (-) 27,075 Manufactured wholly or in part of dyed yarn 2,127 6,732 (+) 4,605 4,940 1,026 (-) 3,914 Total of cotton piece goods 36,320 42,284 (+) 5,964 476,084 139,494 (-) 336,590 Flags, handkerchiefs and shawls, wholly of cotton, not in the piece: Printed 173 35 (-) 138 1,486 101 (-) 1,385 Other sorts 124 82 (-) 42 402 94 (-) 308 Net 274 486 (+) 212 390 228 (-) 162 Total of the above 36,891 42,887 ( + ) 5,996 478,362 139,917 (-) 338,445