BRITAIN’S REDUCED IMPORTS
APRIL FIGURES LOWEST SINCE 1936
(British Official Wireless) (Received May 14, 6.30 p.m.) RUGBY, May 13.
Imports into the United Kingdom in April, at £70,074,789, were the lowest, with the exception of February, for any month since 1936. Exports of United Kingdom goods, at £35,148,691, were also the lowest for a considerable time. For the first four months of 1939 exports of United Kingdom goods were valued at £154,250,686—a decrease of £3,885,024 on the previous year and of £9,395,448 on the figures for 1937. Imports totalled £2BB,26l,s7B—decreases of £30,290,739 and £24,283,640 respectively. Re-exports, at £18,745,463 showed decreases of £1,955,062 and £7,184,339. The large fall in the value of imports was chiefly in raw materials, particularly cotton and iron ore. The principal heads under which there was a decline in the value of exports were cotton yarns and manufactures thereof, but there was an increase of £2,747,287 in the value of vehicle exports.
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Southland Times, Issue 23817, 15 May 1939, Page 7
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