TRADE OF BRITAIN

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20098, 18 November 1939, Page 6

TRADE OF BRITAIN

ALL-ROUND DECLINE RETURNS FOR OCTOBER ADVANCE ON SEPTEMBER (Eh'C Til. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (British Official Wireless.) Reed. noon. RUGBY, Nov. 17. The exports of the United Kingdom for October wore valued at £24,622,840 against £23,087,245 in September and £42.559,996 in October of last year. Imports amounted to £61,841,464, compared with £49.924,267 in September and £79.078.903 a year ago. Re-exports totalled £1,998,146, againsi £2,370.678 a month before and £5,445,983 a year ago. The figures for the first 10 months of the year are: Imports. £1717.275,1(55, a decrease of £52,267,739 compared with the corresponding period of last year and of £21,043.827 compared with the first 10 months of 1937: exports. £361.324,170. a decrease of £27,841.236 compared with the first 10 months of last year and of £71,434.361 compared with the corresponding period of 1937: re-exports, £40,081,987, a decrease of £11.043,277 as compared with the first 10 months of 1938 and of £24.339.701 compared with the first 10 months of 1937.

The principal increases in imports j were: Iron ore and scrap, £401.000: - Cotton, raw and waste. £1,499,000; \ and rubber, £425,000. 'Decreases in imports were: Grain and Hour, £2,- | 432.000; dairy produce. £1,043,000; I fresh fruit and vegetables, £1,038,000; I beverages, £2,368.000; tobacco, £243.- j 000; wood and timber. £2,235.000; ; wool, raw and waste, £1.226,000; seeds and nuts. £585.000; hides and skin*, j £721,000; non-ferrous metals and j manufactures. £1.109.000; chemicals I and dyes. E 788.000. Decreases in exports were: Other food, £740.000; iron and steel manu- ; factures, £1,534,000; machinery. £2,- I 781.000; cotton yarns and manufac- j tures, £1.223.000; chemicals and dyes, I £1,247.000: vehicles. £2,121,000; mis- ! ccllaneous manufactures, £1.384,000. Decrease in exports were: Wool, raw and waste, £492.000; and nonferrous metals and manufactures, i £802.000.