BRITISH TRADE

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 245, 11 July 1921, Page 5

BRITISH TRADE

RETURN FOR MONTH OF JUNE

BIG DECREASES REPORTED By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright (Rec. July 10, 5.5 p.m.) London, July 8. Board of Trade returns for the month of Juno show that imports decreased by .£82,083,206; exports by .£78,200,112; and re-exports by .£13,041,164. The principal decreases in imports are: Cotton, .£11,570,742; wool, .£7,346,486; flour and grain, .£4,601,769; other food and drink, .£9,913,299. The chief decreases in exports are: Coal, £7,920,140; iron and steel manufactures, £8,750,689; cotton yarns ahd manufactures, £27.838,171; woollen and worsted yarns and manufactures, £9, 269,962.—Au5.N.Z. Cable Assn. The following tables show the United Kingdom’s foreign trade for the first six months of this year, and the figures for the corresponding months of last year:—

IMPORTS. ■ K ■ 1920. X 1921. £ January . 183,342,988 117,050,783 February .... 170,514,273 96,973,711 March .... 176.647,515 93,8'22,090 April 167,154,309 90,019,858 May 166,333,815 80,228.092 June 170,491,230 88,408,024 January ■■ EXPORTS. 1920. £ 105,879,909 1921. £ 92,756,094 February .... 85,964.130 68,221,731 March .... 103,699,381 66,808.961 April 106.251.692 59,867.585 May 119,319,422 43,088,418 June 116.352,350 38,152,238 January .. RE-EXPORTS. 1920. £ 25.464,477 1921. 9,955,119 February •. 22,603,789 8 094,303 March — 27,031,357 8,888,205 April 20,407,419 8,523,662 May 20,260.078 7,231.836 June 20,123,928 7,082,764