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 76 THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — UNITED KINGDOM

The Principal Articles of Export.

Principal Articles Exported

United Kingdom Produce- Fish.

Beer and Ale

Spirits

Tobacco

Coal

Iron and Steel and Manufactures- Pig Iron

Tinned plates and sheets Qalvauised sheets.

Total Iron, &c, including items not specified

Cotton yarn

,, piece goods. Other cotton manufactures Woollen and worsted yarn Woollen tissues. Worsted tissues Linen piece goods

Motor Cars, cycles, tyres, and parts Ships and Boats (new), complete

Foreign and Colonial Produce — Food and drink .... Cotton, raw .... Wool (including woollen rags) Hides and Skins.

Rubber

Tin

1913

(Pre-War)

Thous.£ 7,503 2,135 4,188 3,376 50,727

4,824

7,215

10,02(5

55,351

15,000 97,776 13,685 5,460 14,467 6,186 5,969 5,894 11,027

15,991 9,143

13,574 8,411

14,837 6,147

1917

191S

Thous. £ 1,047 1,420 4,600 3,298 46,548

6,772

5,380

560

44,828

16,695 112,810

15,6S7 5,170

29,421 7,439 6,003 4,152 1,087

7,202 7,683 3,600 3,793 16,521 4,006

Thous. £

983

630

3,520

8,487

48,026

4,924 7,569

267

36,843

21.389

138,516

19,808

6,051 22,711 7,757 6,394 4,331 1,047

3,978 24 2,410 2,034 4,530 1,205

1919

19201

Thous.£ 4,690 1,535 4,474 5,167 83,214

4,828 11,079 0.019

64,424

33,90S 179,073 25,864 11,951 60,392 11,815 7,806 6,176 2,328

41,905 11,410 23,642 12,300 13,988 2,654

Thous. £ 7,125 2,982 10,049 9,130 99,627

10,009 18,954 19.121

128,943

47,825

315,733 88,125

14,727 75,207 26,685 14,938 17,232 26,576

43,953 33,173 35,53ti 15,606 13,861 4,119

1 Provisional figures.

The principal articles of food and drink, and tobacco, imported and retained for consumption in the United Kingdom in 1913 (the year before the war) and 1917 to 1919, are given as follows : —

Articles

1913 (Pre-War)

1917

1918

1919

Wheat. . Thous. Cwts.

105,434

91,352

57,889

71,362

Wheat meal, and flour. ,, ,,

11,732 •

18.8M

26,211

17.65C

Maize, ,,

48,308

24,997

14.4S3

Barley

ii ,i

22,427

9,134

5,025

16,639

Oats.

,i

18,132

12,597

10,976

0,709

Rice.

ii

6,167

6,297

7,574

1,484

Butter

ii ii

4,083

1,800

1,577

1,559

Margarine

ii n

1.510

1,794

801

459

Cheese

n ii

2,232

2,928

2,349

2,no

Eggs •

Million

2,568

590

319

Coffee

Thous. cwts.

251

404

4 2 7

302

Cocoa, raw

464

825

1,124

1,184

Preparations of cocoa, Ac. ,, Cwts.

235

94

25

ISO

Tea ,, Lbs.

305,490

310,687

Beef (fresh & refrigerated)' ,, Cwts.

i;. iiST

7,536

Mutton ,, ,, 1 ,, ,,

1,564

2,0S4

4,068

Bacoa and hams. . ,, ,,

5,574

11,932

6,027

Other meat. . . ,, ,,

2,856

3,116

3,444

4,471

Potatoes, ,,

9,845

1,016

m

Apples ....,, „ j

3,121

807

410

2,967

I Including estimated produce of meat from live aniiualu imported for slaughter.