IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 707, 5 January 1910, Page 7

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

TOTAL VALUES. COMPARISONS FOR. TWO TEARS. Tho return' of tho,tptal value, of imports' : to Wellington for tho: -twelve ,months;. ended December -31 ;makos interesting reading, Tho total values ior the year just closed amount to £i,W&,<X&, v. dqcreaso. of \.-G591,21i as against tho total vnliio of imports tho previous ■ year, which stood. at j55,019,2C9,. i With the exception of the Juno .quartprj-'.which shows an increase,, there was.'-a'falling off,-in. each, quarter. Imports, from Australia' increased by J>287,755,,,but .decreases were shown as follows:—United Kingdom, ,£620,023; Pacific Islands, ,£o2osi.'Africa, .£627; 'Asia. £12,218; America,: .£202,013; Europe,• iE18',821.. : ■;:'.'•• -..'•.. ; .. ~- The. figures, for the, quarters .for .the tjvd years are as .follow:-: . . .-'■;

■•;■■ -■ .'.'.•■■• ; ' ; ' ' 1809 -■..'-■-■-■riooa.-:■ Marpli' quarter ' ;.i.' 1,259,384 .V 1,430,310 Juno' quarter, .;"...;.;.. 1,028,516' .. ' 082,751 Soptembor quarter w 1;1W,OW 1,495,808 Docdmber qu'urter..;."■ 1,000,105 1,140,3.97.

i: : ■■, Total ■ :.L:;:.: f . , The values of; the. imports '.from", the various countries for-the two years are:— :, . , --. , ■' • -■■•'' ,: ' '■ <i :'-'- - ' 1009 -. : 'V 1908. ■<-'■■ 'Vi)- : -'<-'- : 'i .'.-.■...-■ i- •■■ -iS-.V-"-. , £• ,' .United Kingdom'■■:..;. 2,599,882 3,225,904 Australia ............. 1,028,027 740,272 Pacific 'Islands ■;■....'': 315,170- : :,,-45,4,WAfrica : ;..;.....;.„.;..;. :' : 2,02!) •:-' .:,-2,G5G Asia, - : ■.„;.:.:...;........'-•": ;< 178,385 America:.:■=.-.:.....;..■;;■./ ■- 408,125' '•:■- ,610,138. ■Europe; ' ...:.i;:...U..:■-■< 227,649v-v '. 2iG,470 '■•.■. : Total^; : The 'total 'valub- of' exports for "the year ■just ended: was i!3,G70,3C2, an incrcaßO, of ,£74G;196 on the 'total value for. the' previous'year, which'stood' at ■je2,924,160.;The , inbrenso was s steady throughout'tho year, each quarter showing'.. -an improvement '. against last year's', figures. • Tho'' detailed! totals are:—.- - ■;;■-.;;; ; '- :■ '■';;. :;'r •',•'■■ -. ,■ -

■ ■ :.■ ■■ ■:} ■ ''■'■'..■ ■ '■•- 1909-: , -': ; 1908. - ~;■.■-■ '-, ■ ~ ■./■"■'. ',:' '- ■"■."'.£ -.:■:/■' '~ ■■JJ-. , "' ■ starch .quarter ;......i.1,074,736 ; : ;.' : 1,213,079 June ': 819,070 V: 5V598,02V September'.quarter, , ,.' 364,153- .. -323,201 ■Doceniber I : quarter ;;.- 812,104 , -/:789,709

'•..'.'■•.■:■• "C' ::^ ■-''' :■;■•■-■ "-yC3,670;862 J ■;' : 2i924,1fj6 ; The- , , value.bf ."exports tp. , . the.'.United' Kingdom was to''.Australia ■w£231,535, Pacific Islands : ; JC1758, . Africa s .-iisia : :dS2l'i3,;;Am,erica., '4119,547, aiid,;,Buri|pp':;JEss9-t.- \^./.''':■:{ '■'. )■;%: