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Exports To Venezuela (Statistics)

Volume 437: debated on Wednesday 7 May 1947

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asked the President of the Board of Trade what are the chief exports to Venezuela; and what is the total value of exports to that country during the latest year for which statistics are available and for the equivalent period which ended immediately before the war.

Exports to Venezuela in 1938 amounted to £1,446,000 and in 1946 to £4,740,000. Particulars of the principal exports in 1946 are given below.

Pottery, glass, abrasives, etc:£000
Cement 103
Other 273
Iron and Steel and manufactures thereof:
Wrought tubes459
Other 932
Non-ferrous metals and manufactures thereof129
Cutlery, hardware, implements and instruments137
Electrical goods and apparatus313
Machinery 700
Cotton thread105
Woollen and worsted tissues88
Manufactures of other textile materials 194
Chemicals, drugs, dyes and colours245
Commercial vehicles and chassis187
Ships and boats, new 123
Miscellaneous articles, wholly or mainly manufactured99
AU other articles653
Total4,740