BOARD OF TRADE.
British Figures for January.
United Press Assn.—By Electric Telegraph—-Copyright. (Received February 15, 11 am.) LONDON, February 14. The Board of Trade returns for January show: 1mp0rt5—£64.672,000. Exports—£3l.6o9.ooo. Re-exports—£4,o73.ooo. The principal increases. . compared with the same period of 1933, were:— Imports. Meat—£626,ooo. Be ve rage 5—£390.000 Other food—£9Bß,ooo. Tobacco—£644.ooo. Raw w001—£2.879,000. Timber—£9ll.ooo. Hides and skins—£4S7.ooo. Raw cotton —£520,000. Rubber—£334,ooo. Non-ferrous metals and manufactures—£433.ooo. < 'hemicals—£274,ooo. Iron and steel and manufactures—£3l9,ooo. Exports. Beverages—£269,ooo. W001—£262,000. Wool manufactures—£s73,ooo. Vehicles—£472.ooo. Machinery—£ss2,ooo. Iron and steel and manufactures — £206,000. Non-ferrous metal and manufactures—£226,ooo. The principal decreases, as compared with 1933, were:— Imports. Fruit and vegetables—£29s,ooo. Grain and flour—£2B7,ooo. Exports. Coal—£l72,ooo. Cotton manufactures—£2ol,ooo.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20231, 15 February 1934, Page 1
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