BRITAIN'S TRADE
THE RETURNS FOR MAY
LONDON, June 16. The Board of Trade returns for May are:— Imports .. .. £83,131,000 Exports .. .. 42,731,000 Re-exports .. 7.392,000 The principal increases, compared with May last year are:— IMPORTS Grain and flour .. .. £2,155,000 Other food 978,000 Wood and timber .. .. 899,000 Cotton and raw waste 1,070,000 Wool and raw waste 1,061,000 Non-ferrous metals .. 2,673,000 Oils, fats and resins .. 1,487,000 EXPORTS Iron and steel and manufactures 895,000 Cotton yarns and manufactures 1,051,000 Vehicles 884,000 ' RE-EXPORTS Wool and raw waste .. £833,000 Non-ferrous metals .. 610,000 The principal decreases were:— IMPORTS Fresh fruit and vegetables £1,235,000
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19370618.2.85
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 23220, 18 June 1937, Page 9
Word Count
95BRITAIN'S TRADE Otago Daily Times, Issue 23220, 18 June 1937, Page 9
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.