§ 104. Mr. Hamiltonasked the President of the Board of Trade at what intervals of time figures are available and published concerning the supply of military equipment to foreign countries.
§ Mr. LowIt is not the usual practice to disclose either the quantity or the value of military equipment supplied to foreign countries, but for three categories which cover both military and civil goods, figures of the value of exports appear in the monthly Trade and Navigation Accounts laid before the House about three weeks after the end of the month to which they relate. Single figures of exports to all countries are published for the categories of explosives (including industrial explosives) and arms, ammunition and military stores and appliances (including sporting guns and some other non-military material) while for exports of aircraft (including civil aircraft) several countries are separately distinguished.
In addition, figures showing full details of country of consignment for each of the three categories mentioned above (without distinction between civil and military material) form part of a complete tabulation of our trade according to the Standard International Trade Classification. This tabulation becomes available at quarterly intervals some three months in arrear and is first published some 6 to 9 months later.
Following are the titles of the publications in which the more detailed figures appear.