Imports of rubber manufactures other than tyres, similarly
arranged, were :—

Markets for
Lyres.

Country of origin.
United States ...
France ... .
Germany ... ee .
United Kingdom .
Austria... ... Ce
Other Countries ... ..
112. Exports .of tyres and tubes
countries ; —

Tons.
1927, 1928.
269 264
153 220
133 155
123 123
96 102
47 63
went to the following

Destination. 1928.
India and Ceylon 845
3pain we I. 767
Argentina ce 638
Brazil ee -_ 555
Dutch Hast Indies 524
Belgium ... wre 464
Denmark ... .. 4492
Australia ce —_ 285
United Kingdom ... 1,708 1,047 243
France ... oe. ... 250 112 48

Tons.
1927.
571
396
665
186
570
456
182

The trade returns of Italy do not contain sufficient detail for the
imports or exports of rubber manufactures other than tyres to be
analysed so as to show the trend of the industry in the important
classes of rubber manufactures.

XXIV.—THE INDUSTRY IN BELGIUM.

Position
of the
industry.

113. The rubber industry in Belgium has grown very considerably
 during the last three years. Net imports of crude rubber
have been as follows :—

Year.
1926
1927
1928
1990

Thousand tons.

2.5
6.6
8.1
... 95

No statistics of Belgian production are available, but the increasing
 imports of crude rubber, the increasing exports and the
diminishing imports of rubber manufactured goods, indicate the
progress that is being made in the industry in that country.