§ Sir W. Smithersasked the President of the Board of Trade how many goods in volume and in value have been returned from abroad, especially from America, unsold since 1st January, 1947, to the latest available date.
§ Mr. H. WilsonDetails of goods returned from abroad are not shown separately in the monthly Trade and Navigation Accounts. The value of import licences issued for such goods during the year 1947 from non-sterling sources was about £3,000,000 including some £480,000 from the United States. This represents about 0.5 per cent. of our exports to these areas.