HC Deb 27 March 1936 vol 310 cc1561-2W
Sir P. HARRIS

asked the President of the Board of Trade the quantities and values of the United Kingdom imports of grey cotton cloth from Japan in each year since 1926?

Mr. RUNCIMAN

During the years 1926 to 1935 the imports into the United Kingdom of grey unbleached cotton piece-goods consigned from Japan (including Formosa) were as follow:

Quantity. Declared Value.
Sq. yds. £
1926 15,865 465
1927 8,950 245
1928 8,000 195
1929 25,332 1,300
1930 42,250 753
1931 59,171 1,326
1932
1933 124,647 1,040
1934 853,624 7,354
1935 8,061,698 76,151

NOTE.—The figures for 1935 are provisional.