asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the various main items of imports from the United States of America for which dollar allocations were made in 1946 and 1947, and the amount of dollars allocated for each main item.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Imports from U.S.A.
I am circulating with the Official Report a table showing the nature and c.i.f. value of the main items of imports from the United States of America in 1946 and 1947. Dollars were made available to finance these imports.
VALUE OF IMPORTS ORIGINATING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN THE YEARS 1946 AND 1947.
|
Description |
1946 |
1947 |
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
Wheat |
264,723 |
1,788,958 |
|
Wheaten flour |
264,463 |
2,042,521 |
|
Fruit, vegetables, etc. |
403,861 |
338,552 |
|
Tobacco |
2,295,379 |
2,005,271 |
|
Coal |
54 |
7,239,414 |
|
Iron and steel manufactures |
116,718 |
585,115 |
|
Machinery and electrical goods and apparatus |
351 911 |
1,132,630 |
|
Vehicles and parts |
1,024,848 |
3,034,569 |
|
Wood and timber and manufactures |
145,260 |
732,593 |
|
Cotton yarn and manufactures |
838,601 |
3,916,228 |
|
Woollen and worsted yarns and manufactures |
99,577 |
845,580 |
|
Artificial silk yarns and manufactures |
72,532 |
824,254 |
|
Apparel |
288,087 |
721,384 |
|
Leather, dressed |
189,641 |
321,848 |
|
Oils, refined (non-edible) |
457,588 |
675,446 |
|
Seeds for sowing (excluding plants) |
227,492 |
101,431 |
|
Other articles |
1,434,802 |
2,882 626 |
|
TOTAL |
8,475,537 |
29,188,420 |
How many dollars would it take to send a Labour delegation to America?
Not as many as were spent on artificial silk stockings.
We will send the Deputy to Moscow.