asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce whether he can state the net balance of the external trade of Saorstát Eireann for the year ended 31st December, 1933, and indicate the various items of invisible trade taken into account in arriving at such balance.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - External Trade Balance.
Sufficient information is not yet available on which to base an estimate for the year 1933. A table showing the items of visible or invisible trade for the calendar year 1932, as far as these items are known or have been estimated, will be circulated with the official report.
Following is the table referred to:—
|
Inward or Credit Movement |
Amounts |
|
(Exports) |
£ |
|
Merchandise, including sil ver bullion and coins other than gold, exported ((according to trade returns) |
25,920,000 |
|
Gold bullion and gold specie exported (according to trade returns) |
59,000 |
|
Interest received on other foreign Government and municipal loans, and other interest and dividends received from long-term capital investments abroad for the year 1932 |
10,100,000 |
|
Port receipts from foreign shipping in national ports |
191,000 |
|
Emigrants' remittances |
4,000,000 |
|
Receipts from U.S. tourists and travellers (a) |
400,000 |
|
Miscellaneous receipts, including pensions paid by the British Government to persons resident in the Irish Free State and netreceipts in respect of Hospitals Sweeps |
6,460,000 |
|
Withdrawals from British Post Office Savings Bank, and encashment of British Savings Certificates |
508,000 |
|
Diplomatic, Consular and similar expenditure in Saorstát Eireann |
90,000 |
|
Outward or Debit Movements (Imports) |
|
|
Merchandise, including sil ver bullion and coins other than gold, imported (according to trade returns) |
41,496,000 |
|
Interest paid on other Government and municipal foreign debt and interest and dividends paid on foreign long-term capital invested in the Irish Free State for the year 1932 |
5,700,000 |
|
Funds taken out by emigrants and returning emigrants |
36,000 |
|
Repayment to British Government in respect of pensions of the Royal Irish Constabulary and civil pensions |
1,232,000 |
|
Diplomatic, Consular and similar expenditure by Saorstát representatives abroad |
58,000 |
|
Payment on account of amortisation of Govern ment and municipal foreign debt |
10,000 |
(a) refers to 1931, corresponding figure for 1932 not yet available.
As the values of a number of items of invisible trade are not available, it is not yet possible to estimate the net balance of trade with precision.