MATCHES (IMPORTS). (Hansard, 14 February 1938)

§ Sir A. Wilson

asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) whether he can state the quantity and value of matches imported into this country for the past three years and from what foreign countries;

(2) the quantity and value of matches imported into this country for the past three years, and from what foreign countries?

The following table shows the quantity and declared value of the undermentioned descriptions of carpets, carpeting and rugs, imported into the United Kingdom during the year 1937, distinguishing the principal countries of consignment.
Description.	Quantity.	Declared Value.
	Sq. yds.	£
Carpets, carpeting and floor rugs, floor mats and matting of wool (including carpets and rugs on a wool or jute basis):
Printed tapestry and tapestry velvet carpets and rugs	TOTAL IMPORTS	14,584	4,476
Brussels and Wilton carpets and rugs, known as such				1,735,908	304,734
of which consigned from:
Belgium	…	…	…	1,628,454	271,680
France	…	…	…	55,862	18,349
Axminster (including chenille Axminster) carpets and rugs, known as such	TOTAL IMPORTS	919,267	182,247
of which consigned from:
Belgium	…	…	…	856,254	162,768
Germany	…	…	…	46,147	15,864
Woollen carpets and rugs (including oriental), not elsewhere specified:
Hand made, other than knotted	TOTAL IMPORTS	46,192	21,180
Other than hand made	TOTAL IMPORTS	596,262	145,873
of which consigned from:
Germany	…	…	…	229,115	62,229
Belgium	…	…	…	195,061	35,260
Channel Islands	…	…	…	70,362	25,018
Czechoslovakia	…	…	…	66,915	10,247
Carpets, carpeting and rugs faced wholly with cotton	TOTAL IMPORTS	1,838,156	307,977
of which consigned from:
Belgium	…	…	…	1,656,005	274,121
Italy	…	…	…	98,828	17,288
Jute carpets, carpeting and floor rugs, floor mats and matting.	TOTAL IMPORTS	118,577	18,594
Hair carpets and rugs, known as such	TOTAL IMPORTS	10,540	2,764

NOES. —The above figures are provisional.

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