BRITISH TRADE.
■ ;>;■>'■ IMPOSTS AND BXPOETsi :';, ■ '■■'■ The; Board of' Trade Tetnrne .for- : 1909 show that during- tlie.year.BritainVimported' ■ .manufactured, .goods' ■■-.'• worth £W,fBi,UU v- This , shows: an': increase' compared with 1908 of '■ In' the same- 'time'; exports,-. of 'British mamifacturbs increased by only :■'■■ r. ,'vThe;.'?Diail7 Mail," which qiio.tea'iithe above figures, adds:—The ' followingvaw the'totals for the last three'years:— V : ;.;;
:'■ .;. : ' : Imports v- Exports. 1 ' ~ ' ••' 1309 .•.u.u..':jE624,740,517 . ' : 190 5.:.:...:: ' ', ; 1907 -...:.....;...£645,807,9i2 -: The : figures; for last year show the:following increases or decreases aa compared with. 1908 anil 1907:- -~' . • :',■ -V. ■■-..
Compared', ; "■'.:■ ■"••..-■.,.-'-•■" '•..'••.. ; - ■"''' '.with,-'',..: .Ji; finports. ■; ,■.,-■ : 1908 .....;j. -+" i£31,787,030 .+" ;£1,275,620 ; '•;,1907:..L..i... : ~ - .' British .mainrfactured exports i last yeai were £44,721,461 below the total:for 1907. The,increases 1 or decreases; in the principal classes in'l9o9 as compared with 1908 are shown,belore^- I .■''■' .■'■'. '■■• ••',;, .■,;..
';'■.. H ■■^~.'.-'-'.ino.(+J!or.Dec.'(--) Iron and etxfel goods ..i.;....:'+£861,662 ■' Other, metals ..'.- .......„.' -181,424 Electrical goods. ...i..;...™.. +297,482 Machinery/■••:,..; ......m...;V -2,910,560.'". Now ships -4,652,791 '■'■ Wood' : .':..■..........- ;..„. +193,818 • Cotton goodii '!....._..„...._. .-1,619,866 Woollehe .;■....::.....;.„:.......;■ +2,530,414 ■■-. Silt '■- +174,550 Other yarns/aEd textiles ..: +1,720,178 Apparel :.;;......:..;....;...;....' +976,239 Chemicals : +536,234 Loather (cioap't boots) ....... +419,892 Papor ...;..;i.....;i.:....;.;..».. "+243,163 Miscellaneous .;.;;...'.;.:.;.. +1.798,973
December, ehowed 'increases of l in manufactured exports and .£1,035,228 iniimnorts of raw materials; Importsof manufactures'; in l December;, woro also higher by jGi;073,723, every class except now , ehips and: leather: goods showing ;an increase.. There was a falling off of over 1,500,000cwt. ihimportsof raw cotton last month. .-■■- .- ■.-■;.■
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 752, 26 February 1910, Page 12
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