PRIMARY PRODUCTS
AUSTRALIA'S EXPORTS
By courtesy of the Australian Trade Commissioner in New Zealand figures are available showing the growth of exports from Australia to the United Kingdom during the "past ten years. The returns ar,e as follows: —
Exports of wine (fermented) increased from 2,719,000 gallons to 3,708,381 gallons, an increase of 36 per cent:
Wheat exports, one of the leaders in Australian primary products, increased from 13,859,000 centals to 23,830,000 centals or by 72 per cent.
Aver. Aver. 3 yrs. 3 yrs. 1925-26- 1935-36-1927-28. 1937-38. Inc. 000 lbs. 000 lbs. p.c Butter 76,225 180,493 137 Cheese 5,536 17,123 209 Eggs 1,914 14,967 682 Canned fruits 12,030 56,673 371 Sultanas, currants, and raisins 50,347 75,510 50 Apples and pears (fresh) 104,875 189,196 80 Beef 94,255 219,301 132 Mutton and lamb .... 69,697 191,651 175 Wool (greasy) 221,349 272,290 23 Wool (scoured & washed) 27,277 33,216 22
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19381024.2.149.20
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 99, 24 October 1938, Page 12
Word Count
144PRIMARY PRODUCTS Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 99, 24 October 1938, Page 12
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in