BRITAIN’S TRADE
.RETURNS FOR OCTOBER LONDON, November 14. The Board of Trade returns for October show that the imports amounted to £68,933,000, the exports to £36,748,000, and the re-exports to £4,000,000. The principal increases compared with October, 1933, were:— . , IMPORTS. Grain and flour, £564,000. Beverages and cocoa preparations, £442,000. Tobacco, £2,608,000. ■ Non-ferrous and metalliferous ores,. £348,000. Wood and timber, £701,000. Rubber, £1,468,000. Non-ferrous metals and manufactures, £667,000. EXPORTS. Iron and steel and manufactures thereof, £480,000. Machinery, £620,000. Cotton yarns and manufactures, £332,000, Vehicles, £310,000. The principal decreases were: IMPORTS. Living animals for food, £343,000. Fresh fruit and vegetables, £334,000. Raw wool, £747,000. Hides and skins, £269,000. Leather, £227,000. EXPORTS. Non-ferrous metals and manufactures, £237,000.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22421, 16 November 1934, Page 9
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