FURTHER EXPANSION.
BRITAIN'S OVERSEAS TRADE. EXPORTS WELL MAINTAINED. (United Press Association—Copyright). LONDON, October 11. Further expansion in overseas trade in September is revealed in the Board of Trade's preliminary figures. Imports during last month were valued at £57,72,000 against £56,754,000 in August and £54,272,000 in September of last year. Exports during. September totalled £32,266,000. In the previous month the value of exports was £30,997,000 and in. September of last year £26,229,000. Re-exports of imported merchandise last month totalled £3,404,000 against £4,300,000 in August and £2,902,000 in September, 1932.
An encouraging feature of the returns is that the chief increases in exports are under the heading of articles wholly or mainly manufactured. As compared with September, 1282, their value has from £19,751,000 to £24,642,000. The chief increase in imports relates to raw matei-ials. A review of the January-September period' of the current year shows imports totalling £487,823,000 and exports £268,390.000. For the first nine months of 1932 imports amounted to £520,213,000 and exports to £271,107,000.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 54, Issue 2, 13 October 1933, Page 5
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