EXTERNAL TRADE
JANUARY RETURNS
The Customs Department reports the value of exports for January last at £7,493.000, an increase of £453,000 over those for January, 1937, and £1,395,000 above those 'for January, 1936.
Imports during January were valued at £5,584,000, an increase of £919,000 over those for January, 1937, and nearly £2,000,000 in excess of those lor January, 1936. The overseas trade position for January for the last three years is compared as follows:— Exports. Imports. Excess of
Exports. Month of £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) Jan 1938 7,493,000 5,584,000 1,909,000 Jan, 1937 7,040,000 4,665,000 2,375,000 Jan., 1936 6,098,000 3,597,000 2,501,000
Imports of specie during January (not included in the above figures) were £1800, and there were no exports.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 58, 10 March 1938, Page 12
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117EXTERNAL TRADE Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 58, 10 March 1938, Page 12
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