Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 1 Apr 1954

Vol. 145 No. 4

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Dollar Imports.

Mr. Hession

asked the Taoiseach if he will state the quantity and value of the principal imports from countries in the dollar area during the 12 months ended 31st December, 1953.

Parliamentary Secretary to the Taoiseach (Donnchadh Ó Briain) (for the Taoiseach)

I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the required information.

Following is the statement:—

PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES IMPORTED FROM COUNTRIES IN THE DOLLAR AREA IN 1953.

Country of Origin and Commodity	Unit of Quantity	Quantity	Value
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:			£
Wheat	cwt.	622,093	899,838
Maize	,,	3,864,653	5,436,386
Oilseed cake and meal	,,	97,501	134,729
Raisins and sultanas	,,	62,067	224,487
Other dried fruit	,,	12,117	75,611
Glucose	,,	67,715	177,649
Tobacco, unmanufactured	lb.	16,556,618	4,362,223
Iron and steel and manufactures	value	—	180,166
Machinery and electrical goods	,,	—	645,440
Vehicles and parts	,,	—	550,158
Wood, timber and cork and manufactures	,,	—	187,425
Cotton, raw and cotton linters	cwt.	26,932	438,444
Nylon yarn and thread	lb.	23,082	76,449
Hides, skins, leather and manufactures	value	—	116,164
Paper board	cwt.	29,636	80,824
Tallow	,,	63,084	190,175
Aviation motor spirit	gall.	14,665,667	1,231,515
Lubricating oil	,,	668,260	142,898
Medical and pharmaceutical products	value	—	186,210
Parcel post	,,	—	398,874
Other	,,	—	688,600
TOTAL	,,	—	16,423,765
CANADA:
Wheat	cwt.	2,720,758	4,180,697
Copper wire	,,	2,400	34,118
Wood, timber and cork and manufactures	value	—	358,859
Hides, skins, leather and manufactures	,,	—	182,050
Newsprint	cwt.	241,598	688,340
Seeds for expressing oil: linseed	,,	33,062	85,934
Seeds for sowing	,,	6,886	57,853
Other	value	—	152,463
TOTAL	,,	—	5,740,314
PORTO RICO:
Molasses	cwt.	62,023	35,251
TOTAL	value	—	35,251
COSTA RICA:
Coffee	lb.	66,127	14,432
TOTAL	value	—	14,432
CUBA:
Sugar	cwt.	72,785	2,562,424
Tobacco, manufactured	lb.	2,657	11,808
Other	value	—	15
TOTAL	,,	—	2,574,247
MEXICO:			£
Wool, raw	cental	333	5,149
Cotton, raw and cotton linters	cwt.	6,276	99,229
Oils and fats	,,	228	7,498
Other	value	—	4,773
TOTAL	,,	—	116,649
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC:
Sugar	cwt.	8,030	268,495
Other	value	—	135
TOTAL	,,	—	268,630
PHILIPPINES:
Lumber, sawn, etc., hard	cub. ft.	59,365	37,028
Hemp and hemp tow and waste	cwt.	3,080	25,003
Seeds for expressing oil: copra	,,	50,488	188,237
Other	value	—	890
TOTAL	,,	—	251,158
OTHER DOLLAR COUNTRIES *
TOTAL	value	—	3,034

* Salvador, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Panama (excluding Canal Zone).