§ 60. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will, before the House rises for the Summer Recess, make a comprehensive statement on the progress of trade and commerce between Britain and Malta in the year 1953 as compared with each of the preceding five years, indicating the rises and falls in the various items.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftFollowing is the information:
185W
EXPORTS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM TO MALTA* £ (c.i.f.) — 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 Jan.-June, 1953 Food, drink and tobacco 2,036,822 1,723,581 1,962,259 2,557,996 2,304,411 844,739 Cocoa preparations 140,003 120,086 154,134 147,303 175,038 92,730 Spirits, home-made 62,449 52,432 68,114 86,616 122,296 44,888 Margarine 168,407 92,931 106,369 166,224 104,653 17,909 Milk and cream 240,494 277,334 322,070 309,881 57,714 13,108 Shortening (including lard compound and compound cooking fat) 99,653 94,169 107,081 132,142 45,512 4,777 Vegetable oils, other than essential, refined 350,078 203,604 275,022 360,550 356,350 176,925 Sugar, refined, including candy 217,262 236,029 313,589 498,051 417,670 100,600 Sugar confectionery 101,578 130,939 102,448 118,889 131,036 43,913 Tobacco 113,380 105,594 90,573 191,619 203,266 83,725 Coal 141,920 135,600 124,515 179,503 143,767 101,733 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 4,352,852 3,978,267 3,519,859 4,164,857 4,526,523 2,271,970 Pottery, glass, Abrasives, etc. 176,740 168,643 131,127 159,151 235,157 97,501 Iron and steel and manufactures thereof 314,963 291,786 220,844 217,862 267,687 132,550 Cutlery, hardware, implements and instruments 184,338 156,277 115,577 127,475 142,927 70,551 Electrical goods and apparatus 252,373 379,256 246,494 172,423 176,786 144,545 Machinery and parts thereof 402,886 439,746 306,363 326,789 423,082 301,669 Cotton yarns and manufactures 358,203 298,271 280,517 437,780 309,606 140,881 Woollen and worsted yarns and manufactures 389,315 363,484 337,761 349,136 369,311 114,264 Silk and artificial silk yarns and manufactures 229,779 167,369 195,403 280,618 246,837 148,940 Apparel 239,390 154,439 192,739 192,720 176,674 92,967 Footwear 191,414 89,359 113,237 96,486 104,850 54,457 Chemicals, drugs, dyes and colours 235,771 189,961 211,062 267,859 294,324 153,120 Oils, fats and resins, manufactured 288,711 275,095 235,660 328,451 328,304 127,479 Paper, cardboard, etc. 139,588 98,058 103,479 144,591 210,236 61,158 Vehicles 457,731 450,570 393,247 551,712 598,651 381,695 All other United Kingdom Exports 462,967 566,144 487,683 487,278 845,174 460,155 Re-exports 109,257 118,500 145,212 148,313 159,516 68,468 TOTAL EXPORTS 7,103,818 6,522,092 6,239,528 7,537,947 7,979,391 3,747,065 * Including Gozo. Exports from the United Kingdom to Malta include stores destined for commercial ships and aircraft calling at Malta.