EXPORTS HIGHER

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3027, 14 March 1917, Page 8

EXPORTS HIGHER

NEARLY AS GOOD AS IN 1913.

Despite submarine frijhtfulness, British trade in 1916, as represented by exports, approached to within .£19,000,000 of the great "boom" year of 1913. In that jear our exports to eDemy countries were worth JCa-l.OOO.OCO; now, of course, they are nil. Out imports last year reached the gigantio total of J5i9,152,679, in excess of 1913, the nearest approach to last year's figure. The totals are: Exports. Imports. £ ■ £ 1913 ......... 520.1/f>o,oon 768,750,000 1914 430, , ,'21.357 U9(i,G3s,li:i 1915 334,866 448 851,893,350 191S 508,546,212 919,152,67!) .•\s to exports, iuei supplied 16j millions of last year's <jxcess over 1915, cotton goods 32i iiiiliioas, and woollens It millions. Jr. imports, raw cotton was 20 millions more than 1315, <>ild. fate, etc.. 13} millions, dicmicals 9 1-3 miliiOES, and iron oro i\ millions. Food imports were more than in 1915 aa<l £12%. 570,i79 over those of 1914—&a ir.Tividual increases over the latter yeaSbeing: £ Grain and flour 53,670,675 Meat 30,843,381 Other non-dutisble 1f),355,328 Dutiable 22,738,583 Exports of food and. ilrjiik were £.i&s& down on the year.