Japanese Goods (Import)

HC Deb 23 July 1957 vol 574 cc37-9W

Mr. Ellis Smith

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will set out in tabular form the main manufactured goods in weight and value imported into the Colonies from Japan or from other countries, which were manufactured in

TABLE 1.—VALUE OF PRINCIPAL MANUFACTURED GOODS OF JAPANESE ORIGIN IMPORTED INTO COLONIAL TERRITORIES—1952 AND 1956
£ thousands
		Kenya	Uganda	Tanganyika	Nigeria	Aden
Cotton fabrics	1952	853	883	1,249	4,563	n.a.
	1956	268	89	679	2,552	89
Other textile fabrics	1952	470	480	463	3,119	n.a.
	1956	1,442	1,031	1,489	12,082	92
Iron and steel	1952	204	453	414	2,582	n.a.
manufactures	1956	141	133	57	2,129	—
		Barbados	British Guiana	British Honduras	Jamaica	Trinidad
Cotton fabrics	1952	19	44	—	84	40
	1956	4	21	3	—	40
Other textile fabrics	1952	32	162	21	198	292
	1956	63	215	22	490	225
Iron and steel	1952	—	3	—	8	92
manufactures	1956	—	—	—	—	31
		Hong Kong	Malaya
		(1)	(2)
Cotton yarn	1952	409	—
	1956	2,185	—
Other yarns	1952	559	—
	1956	4,789	—
Cotton fabrics	1952	5,399	4,799
	1956	10,458	6,490
Other textile fabrics	1952	3,624	8,968
	1956	10,533	7,107
Building materials	1952	1,350	1,648
	1956	1,456	1,619
Iron and steel	1952	2,003	4,765
manufactures	1956	4,453	2,584
Miscellaneous metal	1952	3,291	2,146
manufactures	1956	2,732	2,117
n.a. = not available.
— = nil or insignificant.
(1)Strictly consigned from Japan.
(2)Including Japanese goods consigned from Hong Kong.

Japan, for the years 1948, 1952 and 1956, respectively.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

Table 1 below sets out information in value terms for the years 1952 and 1956: figures are shown for the main importing Colonial Territories. It is not possible to provide, in a concise form, comparable quantity figures but if the hon. Member would like to put down a Question about any particular commodities or territories I will see what can be done.

The small value of imports of Japanese goods in 1948, as compared with 1952 and 1956, is shown in Table 2 without commodity details.

TABLE 2.—TOTAL VALUE OF IMPORTS OF JAPANESE ORIGIN BY COLONIAL TERRITORIES—1948, 1952 AND 1956
£ thousands
—	1948	1952	1956
Kenya	…	…	…	…	494		1,860	6,240
Uganda	…	…	…	…	2,140
Tanganyika	…	…	…	…	123		2,360
Nigeria	…	…	…	…	1,599		11,345	20,220
Aden	…	…	…	…	4	(1)	4,020	3,070
Barbados	…	…	…	…	—		53	86
British Guiana	…	…	…	…	—		218	271
British Honduras	…	…	…	…	—		27	36
Jamaica	…	…	…	…	155		326	852
Trinidad	…	…	…	…	3		462	339
Hong Kong	…	…	…	…	4,950		30,139	50,670
Malaya (1)	…	…	…	…	1,542		29,142	29,916
— = nil or insignificant.
(1)Including imports into Malaya via Hong Kong, which in 1952 amounted to £1,714 thousand, and in 1956 to £726 thousand (1948 figures not available.)