asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the nature and value of the imports (i) during the year 1944, and (ii) during the period January-July, 1945, from (a) Canada, (b) the United States, (c) Brazil, and (d) Argentine; and the nature and value of our exports to each of these countries during the same periods.
Written Answers. - Imports from the Americas.
The information required is most concisely expressed in the form of a tabular statement which, with the Deputy's permission, I propose to circulate with the Official Report.
The following is the information required:—
Value of Imports (c.i.f.) originating in, and of Exports (f.o.b.) consigned to Canada, United States of America, Brazil and Argentina, in the year 1944 and in the seven months January to July, 1945.
|
Country and Principal Commodities |
1944 |
Jan-July 1945 |
|
CANADA: |
£ |
£ |
|
Total Imports from of which |
4,988,199 |
2,811,231 |
|
Wheat |
4,571,116 |
2,437,352 |
|
Total Exports to of which |
2,210 |
3,165 |
|
Drink |
1,737 |
1,393 |
|
Raw Wool |
— |
1,797 |
|
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: |
||
|
Total Imports from of which |
2,962,747 |
2,246,421 |
|
Tobacco |
1,439,877 |
1,183,506 |
|
Mineral oils and waxes |
547,450 |
197,171 |
|
Cotton yarns and manufactures |
147,471 |
117,571 |
|
Woollen and worsted yarns and manufactures |
36,069 |
90,604 |
|
Fertilisers |
112,614 |
181 |
|
Iron and steel and manufactures |
86,189 |
87,620 |
|
Rubber and rubber manufactures (except apparel) |
25,629 |
77,826 |
|
Medicines and medicinal preparations |
66,588 |
25,517 |
|
Hops |
— |
64,244 |
|
Apparel |
45,417 |
60,599 |
|
Motor vehicle parts |
45,881 |
32,859 |
|
Machinery |
29,732 |
24,817 |
|
Seeds for sowing |
45,356 |
20,412 |
|
Total Exports to of which |
290,476 |
118,891 |
|
Wool, raw |
247,789 |
99,930 |
|
Rabbit skins |
21,550 |
5,296 |
|
Spirits, home-made |
8,907 |
4,251 |
|
BRAZIL: |
||
|
Total Imports from of which |
887,056 |
1,519,035 |
|
Cotton piece goods |
408,805 |
861,391 |
|
Cotton yarn |
265,981 |
199,140 |
|
Stockings and house of silk or art silk |
11,557 |
80,902 |
|
Boots and shoes |
— |
60,403 |
|
Cocoa, raw |
— |
68,699 |
|
Cotton seed oil, unrefined |
54,673 |
50,692 |
|
Total Exports to of which |
1,500 |
9,550 |
|
Horses |
1,500 |
9,550 |
|
ARGENTINA: |
||
|
Total Imports from of which |
1,553,338 |
1,118,937 |
|
Wheat |
488,353 |
491,722 |
|
Cotton yarn and manufactures |
276,336 |
156,347 |
|
Woollen and worsted yarns and manufactures |
100,932 |
266,801 |
|
Vegetable oils |
214,186 |
69,896 |
|
Maize products |
69,639 |
24,526 |
|
Glucose |
65,280 |
9,841 |
|
Total Exports to of which |
1,480 |
2,096 |
|
Cattle |
480 |
1,890 |
|
Horses |
1,000 |
— |