BRITISH TRADE.
RETURNS FOR LAST YEAR. SOME STRIKING FIGURES. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Jan. 9, U5 a.m. London, Jan. 8. The Board of Trade returns show that the imports for December were £109,000,000 and the exports £90,000,000, increases of fifty-three and fifty-two millions respectively compared with December, 1918. The imports for 1019 were £1,632,000,000, and exports £798.000,000, represent, ing increases of £315,000.000 and £297,000.000 compared with IMS. The principal increases for the year in imports were: Food £H2,ooooOOraw materials. £ IS8,<!00,000, of whicli £40,000,000 was expended on cotton and £65,000,000 on wool. Increases in exports are: Coal, £4O. 000,000; manufactures, £22-5.000,000 including £60,000,000 worth of cotton goods and textiles and £48,000,000 worth of woollens.
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Taranaki Daily News, 9 January 1920, Page 5
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113BRITISH TRADE. Taranaki Daily News, 9 January 1920, Page 5
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