HC Deb 14 December 1950 vol 482 cc181-2W
6. Mr. Vane

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the dollar expenditure on imported timber, both hardwoods and softwoods, during 1949, including the value of any imported under Marshall Aid.

Mr. H. Wilson

The c.i.f. value of imports of wood and timber into the

— Sawn Softwood Pitprops (a) Other wood and timber Total
Standard £'000 Piled cubic fathom £'000 £'000 £'000
1933–1938 Yearly average … 43,759 554 114,385 584 111 1,249
1938 … … … … 40,352 553 120,685 729 114 1,396
1946 … … … … 23,116 934 74,458 1,585 190 2,709
1947 … … … … 39,371 2,073 110,950 2,623 431 5,127
1948 … … … … 35,348 1,946 63,613 1,550 446 3,942
1949 … … … … 38,141 2,033 64,761 1,409 387 3,829
1946–1949 Yearly average … 33,994 1,746 78,446 1,792 364 3,902
1950 January-October … 30,012 1,491 47,287 978 188 2,657
(a) Includes other pitwood in 1933.

United Kingdom from dollar sources during the year 1949, including imports under Marshall Aid, was £25,947,000.