Exports and Imports.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17126, 22 April 1921, Page 6

Exports and Imports.

Most people are. giving anxious attend! tlon to the trade figures nowadays, and looking ettgerly for some sign that the torrent of imports is being checked, night's "Gazette" gives the import and export rettisna for the quarter, and although the quarter's totals are as a whole Uiipleasing, there is Some reason for hoping that tt move in the right direction is taking place; We give these totals first:— I Exports. Imports; ~. £ £ First quarter, 1920 .. 11,418, ?83 9.781,061 Sir&t uiiarler, lfi9i .. 18,196 814 15.658,502 laetea** - .'. UW.We 5,887,441 as We hare said, is ft disagree- 1 able position. BUt we must consider the monthly mOfement, The following shoWsthe imports, and exports for each of the first three months bf this year: Exports. . Imports. £ £ 'jMnurr •• •• l>M$M 6,664,574 FcWtmrv » ■: , •• 8,291,160 4,829,263 •itßtcb " ....•■ •« 1,365,862. 4,661,66} The-excess of imports, Which Was over £1,800,000 in -r January and over £1,000,000 in iTebfuary, Was less than £IOO,OOO in-March. This' is the beginning of a return, We hope, to a more nortnai trade position', although it need hardlv be added that it does hot follow that this will begin to be reflected at once, or for some little time, in the genoral economic and financial situation. Sflll, it is 4 relief to know that ih& cotlntttr fatts pflsSed the wdrsfc jaoitffc of exceßS in importation.