27 
From 13th April, 1927, the returns of the United Kingdom 
have ceased to include tyres and tubes imported with complete 
vehicles or chassis as part of their equipment, or fitted on wheels 
separately imported. The figures since this date cannot, therefore, 
he compared with those for earlier periods. 
IX.—THE MECHANICAL: RUBBER GOODS INDUSTRY. 
1929 
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39. The next most important branch of the rubber industry is 
that known technically as ‘‘ mechanicals,”’ which comprise driving- 
belts, hose, valves, packings and various shock-absorbers and other 
rubber goods used in connection with machinery. They form an 
important and growing branch of the rubber manufacturing in- 
dustry. From the particulars published in the report of the Census 
of Manufactures : 1927, issued by the United States Department of 
Commerce, the value of ‘‘ mechanicals ’ manufactured in the 
United States. has been as follows :— 
Mechanical Rubber Goods. 
"0924. 
1925. 
1926. 
192%. 
Belting rt op as 
Hose ... we _- vos 
Packing ee ee vee 
Other ee ve. > 
£000 
2,680 
3,722 | 
915 
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£000 £000 
4,990 4,875 
6,980 | 17,325 
1,157 916 
Be of 
£000 
4,500 
8,490 
996 
6,620 
7817 | 13.127 | 13.116 | 20,506 
Production. 
* Not available. 
28. 
In the Preliminary Report on the Census of Production in Great 
Britain in 1924, the following particulars of the output of the 
manufacturers of mechanical rubber goods are given :— 
Production 1924. 
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Kinds of Goods. 
Quantity. 
Value 
£000. 
Percentage of 
total value of 
rubber manu- 
factures. 
Piping and Tubing : Hose ce sve 
Piping and Tubing : Mechanicals ce 
Machinery Belting or we 
5,268,000 yds. | 720 3.35 
3,600 tons. | 1,043 | 4.86 
1.485 tons. 568 2 65 
40. Comparatively few countries engage in the export trade in 
mechanical rubber goods. The chief exporting countries are the 
Exporting 
Countries.