HC Deb 14 June 1948 vol 452 cc17-8W
Major Ramsay

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what was the value in sterling of the 1947 exports of rubber, tin, and edible oil, respectively, from Malaya; and what value of each was exported to the U.S.A.

Mr. Rees-Williams

Exports in 1947 from the Malayan Union and Singapore, were:

— Total Exports. Exports to United States of America.
£ £
Rubber 92,500,000 42,500,000
Tin 11,750,000 7,135,000
Edible Oils 5,580,000 Nil

These figures include re-exports. The corresponding figures of values of imports into the Malayan Union and Singapore from neighbouring territories are:

£
Rubber 21,420,000
Edible Oils (and Copra) 2,300,000

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