Import bill still rising
NZPA Wellington' Total imports of merchan- ; dise in New Zealand in May > amounted to $279,187,000 compared with $246,734,000 ' lin April, says the statistics | department.
With the addition of II insurance and freight costs, 11 the May figure rose to‘i $303,413,000 and the Aprilj' figure to $268,330,000. 1
Inc.uded in the May im- I ports were machinery andii transport equipment valued;! at $95,362,000 ($85,887,000 in.i Apr.i). manufactured goods ! i $61.259.000 ($56,166,000),' < mineral fuels, lubricants andii related materials $40,445,000;! ($28,366,000). chemica'S'i $39,870,000 ($34,625,000). 0 The import of food and;! live animals dropped from j the April figure of $11,571,000 to the May fig-| ure of $8,593,000. Imports of beverages and] tobacco amounted to; $2,455,000 in May and $2,435,000 in April. 1
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