BRITISH TRADE
INCREASED VALUES
(British Ofiicial Wireless.) (Received , September 22, 9 a.m.) RUGBY, September 21. Preliminary figures of the British overseas trade in August show increases both in exports and imports over a year ago. The United Kingdom exports at £37,077,000 were lower than in July, when they were valued at £40,355,000, but they rose compared with £36,----331,000 in August, 1938. The imports were valued at £81,097,000, compared with £78,280,000 in July and £74,113,000 a year ago. The figures for re-exports were respectively £4.488.000, £3,725,000, and £5.044,000. For the first eight months of the year the exports amount to £313,637,000, compared with £306,904,000 in the corresponding period in 1938. The imports are £606,032,000, compared with £616,639.000. and the re-exports £36,304,000, compared with £42,351,000.'
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 72, 22 September 1939, Page 10
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123BRITISH TRADE Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 72, 22 September 1939, Page 10
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