OVERSEAS TRADE.
IMPORT EXCESS OF £2,631,000. New Zealand’s overseas trade in the 12 months ended March 31, 1945, showed an import excess of £2,631,000 —much smaller than for the previous year, when the import excess was £20,526,000. , . Exports expanded and imports declined. . The following figures, in New Zealand currency, include defence materials and equipment, and also lendlease supplies: Twelve Months Ended March. 1944. 1945. £ £ Exports .. 75,230,000 79,270,000 Imports .. 95,756,000 81,901,000 Excess iihpts 20,526,000 2,631,000 Three Months Ended March. 1944. 1945. £ £ Exports .. 19,040,000 20,605,000 Imports .. 18,121,000 13,385,000 Excess'expts 919,000 7,270,000 Month of March. 1944. 1945. £ £ Exports .. 6,499,000 9,718,000 Imports .. 7,926,000 4,524,000 Excess expts x 1,427,000 5,194,000 (x Excess imports)
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 65, Issue 181, 15 May 1945, Page 5
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