§ 97. Mr. Sorensenasked the President of the Board of Trade the amount and value of exports to and imports from Hong Kong over the last convenient period; and to what extent the number and value of umbrellas imported from Hong Kong shows an increase or decrease this year compared with each of the last five years.
§ Mr. LowThe value of imports of all goods into the United Kingdom from Hong Kong from January to October, 1954, was £8,571,000, and the value of exports (including re-exports) to Hong Kong was £20,001,000. Quantity or volume figures are not available for this trade in total.
28,277 dozen umbrellas (including sunshades) valued at £55,000 were imported from Hong Kong in this period. These imports of umbrellas (including sunshades) compare with imports in previous years as follows:
— Quantity (dozen) Value (c.i.f.) £ 1954 (annual rate based on January-October) 33,932 66,450 1953 18,079 34,536 1952 2 6 1951 100 220 1950 5,961 7,310 1949 1 8