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68. The total value of the exports of all rubber manufactures 
from France thus compares with the exports from the United 
Kingdom, Canada, the United States and Germany as follows :— 
Value in £000. 
Exports of Rubber Manufactures from 
1926 
1927 
1928 
france ee J. 
United Kingdom ... 
Canada... vee 
United States ee 
Jermanvy ... 
3,992 
8,679 
5,440 
{1,996 
4.731 
7,712 
7,762 
5,874 
13,967 
4.965 
6,190 
7,981 
6,262 
14,159 
5.654 
69. From the details given in para. 67 of the exports of tyres 
and tubes from France, it will be seen that in 1928 eight countries 
took nearly 50 per cent. of the tyres and tubes exported from 
France. These countries were, in order of importance, as 
follows :— 
Country. 
Percentage of 
yres exported. 
Country. 
Percentage of 
iyres exported. 
Switzerland ... guy | 
Spain ae . 
Belgo-Luxemburg E.U. 
United Kingdom ... 
10-8 
8:9 
8-0 
8-0 
[taly i wwe 
Australia ... was 
India cen ao 
Morocco ... . 
4-4 
4-0 
3-8 
3.4 
Comparison 
with other 
pxporting 
sountries. 
Markets for 
French 
LvTes. 
In 1926 and 1927 the United Kingdom was by far the most 
important export market for French tyres and tubes, taking, in 
L927, over 16 per cent. and, in 1926, over 27 per cent. of the 
otal quantity of exports of tyres and tubes. The Michelin Com- 
pany, however, have founded a factory in England. The first 
contracts were placed in June, 1926 and the factory was completed 
in October, 1927. The first tyres were manufactured in this 
factorv on the 15th November 19927. 
70. The following table gives the weight and value of all manu- 
factures of rubber and gutta-percha, other than tyres, exported 
from France to her principal markets in 1926, 1927 and 1928. 
The table is arranged in descending order of quantity exported in 
1927. 
Markets for 
other 
French 
manufac- 
bures of 
rubber.