asked the Taoiseach if he will state the quantity and value of the principal imports from countries in the dollar area during the six months ended (a) 30th June, 1951, and (b) 31st December, 1951, and the total value of all imports from such countries.
Written Answers. - Dollar Imports.
The total value of imports from countries in the dollar area during the six months ended 30th June, 1951, was £18,222,636 and during the six months ended 31st December, 1951, it was £20,257,526.
I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the principal commodities imported from these countries in the periods in question.
Following is the statement:—
IMPORTS from the Dollar Area showing Principal Commodities in the six months ended (a) 30th June, 1951, and (b) 31st December, 1951.
|
Principal Commodity |
Unit of Quantity |
6 months ended 30th June, 1951 |
6 months ended 31st December, 1951 |
||
|
Quantity |
Value |
Quantity |
Value |
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|
£ |
£ |
||||
|
Wheat |
cwt. |
2,089,239 |
3,306,558 |
2,200,515 |
3,520,801 |
|
Maize |
,, |
2,411,815 |
3,639,905 |
1,585,901 |
2,267,575 |
|
Sugar |
,, |
954,873 |
2,041,124 |
507,198 |
1,113,662 |
|
Tobacco |
lb. |
7,481,321 |
1,734,078 |
10,614,230 |
2,630,199 |
|
Coal |
ton |
186,373 |
1,476,685 |
423,820 |
3,247,555 |
|
Machines & Machinery |
value |
— |
487,522 |
— |
430,049 |
|
Motor vehicles |
No. |
886 |
368,989 |
636 |
359,091 |
|
Wood and timber— |
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|
Raw or simply prepared |
load |
26,335 |
619,184 |
48,317 |
1,106,098 |
|
Newsprint |
cwt. |
61,067 |
145,953 |
180,376 |
479,903 |
|
Seeds for expressing oils |
,, |
134,744 |
588,294 |
87,382 |
403,053 |
|
Oils refined |
gall. |
5,089,988 |
465,270 |
7,368,129 |
672,782 |
|
Tallow |
cwt. |
47,602 |
357,010 |
49,405 |
297,666 |
asked the Taoiseach if he will state in respect of each of the countries in the dollar area (a) the total value of all imports therefrom, and (b) in respect of each of the principal classes of imports, the total quantity and value thereof for the six months ended (1) 30th June, 1951, and (2) 31st December, 1951.
I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report statements giving the desired information.
Following is the statement:—
(a) TOTAL value of all imports from each country in the Dollar Area in the six months ended (i) 30th June, 1951; (ii) 31st December, 1951.
|
Country |
January-June, 1951 |
July-December, 1951 |
|
£ |
£ |
|
|
United States of America |
12,282,739 |
13,324,716 |
|
Canada |
3,507,502 |
5,400,835 |
|
Colombia |
932 |
171 |
|
Costa Rica |
18,489 |
8,195 |
|
Cuba |
1,864,599 |
1,128,403 |
|
Dominican Republic |
906 |
50 |
|
Ecuador |
3,236 |
1,332 |
|
Salvador |
70 |
98 |
|
Guatemala |
8,379 |
— |
|
Mexico |
25,497 |
9,976 |
|
Nicaragua |
3,228 |
— |
|
Venezuela |
6,923 |
169 |
|
Philippines |
500,136 |
382,581 |
(b) PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES Imported from Countries in the Dollar Area in the six months ended (i) 30th June, 1951 and (ii) 31st December, 1951.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
|
Commodity |
Unit of Quantity |
Six months ended 30th June, 1951 |
Six months ended 31st December, 1951 |
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|
Quantity |
Value |
Quantity |
Value |
||
|
£ |
£ |
||||
|
Wheat |
cwt. |
621,813 |
954,515 |
134,568 |
223,000 |
|
Maize |
,, |
2,411,815 |
3,639,905 |
1,585,901 |
2,267,575 |
|
Glucose |
,, |
40,394 |
128,060 |
49,242 |
141,896 |
|
Tobacco |
lb. |
7,479,644 |
1,726,719 |
10,610,706 |
2,614,941 |
|
Coal |
ton |
186,373 |
1,476,685 |
423,820 |
3,247,555 |
|
Iron and steel—Plates and Sheets |
,, |
1,705 |
180,785 |
1,531 |
141,401 |
|
Machines and machinery |
value only |
— |
479,778 |
— |
412,545 |
|
Motor vehicles |
No. |
876 |
364,498 |
635 |
359,015 |
|
Wood and timber—Raw or simply prepared |
load |
4,804 |
196,041 |
4,459 |
186,811 |
|
Cotton, raw |
cwt. |
12,791 |
228,046 |
12,335 |
230,550 |
|
Cotton yarn |
lb. |
178,209 |
70,762 |
520,637 |
199,857 |
|
Oils, unrefined |
cwt. |
— |
— |
30,120 |
256,100 |
|
Oils, refined |
gall. |
4,964,193 |
458,347 |
7,340,624 |
671,121 |
|
Tallow |
cwt. |
47,602 |
357,010 |
49,405 |
297,666 |
CANADA
|
Wheat |
cwt. |
1,467,426 |
2,352,043 |
2,065,947 |
3,297,801 |
|
Oilseed cake and meal |
,, |
— |
— |
76,960 |
131,308 |
|
Aluminium, not fabricated |
,, |
4,061 |
47,673 |
6,674 |
64,187 |
|
Wood and timber—Raw or simply prepared |
load |
20,671 |
402,627 |
43,360 |
903,776 |
|
Newsprint |
cwt. |
61,067 |
145,953 |
179,949 |
477,827 |
|
Cardboard in rolls or sheets |
,, |
45,278 |
121,894 |
23,306 |
85,367 |
|
Seeds for expressing oils |
,, |
43,721 |
140,048 |
7,418 |
23,992 |
COSTA RICA.
|
Coffee |
lb. |
84,381 |
18,489 |
36,128 |
8,195 |
CUBA.
|
Sugar |
cwt. |
860,704 |
1,852,954 |
507,198 |
1,113,662 |
|
Tobacco |
lb. |
1,677 |
7,359 |
3,524 |
15,258 |
PHILIPPINES
|
Wood and timber—Raw or simply prepared |
load |
858 |
20,180 |
498 |
15,496 |
|
Hemp, raw |
cwt. |
2,850 |
30,234 |
509 |
4,082 |
|
Seeds for expressing oils |
,, |
91,023 |
448,246 |
75,044 |
362,920 |