OVERSEAS TRADE.
SUBSTANTIAL GAINS
EXPORTS AND BIPORTS.
WELLINGTON, April 22 A substantial improvement in the Dominion’s overseas trade is recorded for the financial year ended March 31, 1936. According to the return released yesterday by the Customs Department exports lor the twelve months were valued at £49,676,000, as ’compared with £44,918,000 for the preceding year, an increase of £4,758,000. Imports for the twelve months were valued at £37,439,000, the highest figures recorded for some years and an increase Of nearly £5,000,000 over the imports for the twelve months ended Alarcli, 1935. The iihports for tlie latest twelve months are actually over £11,000,000 in excess of those for the year ended March, 1934. The detailed figures of the export and import value of the last three financial rears compared as follow: — Year * Excess of
ended Exports Imports exports March £ N.Z. £N.Z. £N.Z 1936 .... 49.676,000 37,439,000 12.237.000 1935 . 44,918.000 32.568.000 12.350,000 1934 .... 46X43,000 26,136.000 19.907,000 The exports last month were valued at £7,448,000, as compared witji £6,131,000 for Alarcli, ”1935, and £6,755,000 for March, 1934. They show an increase of £1,317,000 over those lor March of last year and of £693,000 over those for Alarcli, 1934. The increase is largely accounted for by larger shipments of high-priced wool. imports last month were valued at £3,037,000, as compared with £2,843,000 for Alarcli, 1935, and £2,466,000 for Alarcli, 1934.
For tlie first quarter of this year ended Alarcli 31 exports and imports compare as follow with those for the crorespoitding quarters of 1935 and 1934: 3 1110.5. Excess of
outward and inward movements of specie, which have been as follow: linExports. ports £ £ Alonth of March. 1936 - 4154
Three mos. ended Alai*., 1936 37.200 7312
ended Ex ports. Imports exports March £ N.Z. £ N.Z. £ N.Z. 1936 ... 18,798.000 9.621,000 9,177.000 1935 ... 15.660,000 8,499.000 7,161.000 1934 ... 18,085,000 7.271,000 30.814,000 The above figures take no account of
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 120, 22 April 1936, Page 11
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308OVERSEAS TRADE. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 120, 22 April 1936, Page 11
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