OVERSEAS TRADE
ALL-ROUND INCREASES IN JULY Another month of increased exports and imports, with a very substantial excess of exports over imports, ia shown in the overseas trade figures lor July announced yesterday by the Customs Department. The increases, occurred not only in July, 1942, an compared with July, 1941, but also in the seven months of 1942, as compared with the first six months of 1941. Exports were made in Jiny to the value of £9,784.000. compared with £5,196,000 in July. 1941, an increase of £4,588,000. Imports were made in July to the value of £5,490,000, compared with £4,338.000 in July, 1941, an increase of £1,152,000. The excess of exports last July was £4,2'J4,<1(i0, compared with £858,000 irt July. 1941, and £968,000 in July, 1940. In the following table the exports and imports and excels of exports for July and the two previous Juiys are shown: Excetis of
Fur the seven months of 1942, ended July 31, exports to the value of £53,001,000 were I made, compared with £41,853.000 in the corresponding period of 1941, an increase of £12,148,000. Imports were £29,758,000, compared with £26,395,000 in the aeven months of 1941,. an increase of £3,363,000. In the first seven months of 1942 exports exceeded imports bv £23,243,000 compared with £15,458,000 in 1941. So far this year, therefore, exports have exceeded imports by £7.785,000. The following table gives a comparison of the exports and imports in the first seven months ot this year with the corresponding periods of the previous two years;—
All the values are expressed in terms of New Zealand currency.
July Exports £(N.Z.) xPn.zT £(N?Z.)* 1942 .. . 9,784,000 5,490,000 4,294,000 1941 .. .. 5,196,000 4.338,000 858,000 1940 .. .. 5,029.000 4,061,000 968,000
Seven months Excess of ended Export*. Imports. exports July 31 £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) £(N.Z.) 1942 ....53.001,000 29,758.000 23.243.000 1941 .... 41.853.000 25.395.000 15.458,000 1940 .... 49,661,000 28,930,000 20,731,000
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 86, Issue 231, 1 October 1942, Page 1
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