BRITAIN'S TRADE.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20275, 18 August 1937, Page 7

BRITAIN'S TRADE.

BIG INCREASE REPORTED. EXPORTS GREATEST FOR YEARS. (Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Aug. 16. The value of Britain's overseas trade { in July was £26,000,000 more Ilian in ■ July 1930. Exports of United Kingdom goods were valued at £17,509,83 4, the highest tlgure since July, 1930, and compared wit!i £4 i. 373.015 in June and £i0,055,92 2 a year ago. [ c Imports in July were valued at M £85,505,039, against £88,116,677 in June. Last year the values l'or June "land July were £67,390.3 >7 and £CB,7 33.332 respectively. 0 In the llrst seven months of this 1 I year the value of i.niteJ Kingdom c\- * | ports exceeds that of exports for the [is ! jiame period in 193 Jby £7,183,912. * I That this increase d ies not merely re- , lied the rise in prices is shown bv a the fact that exports of coat have * I risen l'mm I *.*.*•:* 1.01 8 tons in the first ’ i 3sr;„ns ,, ihls 'i'r 1 y,,;u ' lo I his is in spile of Italy taking less ~ lhan !ia!f the «|iiantity she took in | 1933. the last normal yea.*, and that i.xpi-rts oi iron and steel and manu- | I ' ,!l tli«* '-tlier hand the rise in tile I ! I value oi imports is largt ly i! le result 1 ' o' hl ~ ll '‘ r lU '"' ,>S - 1 BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS. THE E! i;l' It F.S FnR JULY. . | ' d; I mi- I Press Asm.. Klee. Tel. Copyright. ' n.*.-.«!\.«.| \u uj is. ii a.m.) i "X!»n\. August 17. j the Board .f Trade returns for July j*' i « •"»•-.*.». 0"0. and iv experts £6,2. mm, other r..... I j