BRITAIN’S TRADE
BUSINESS WITHIN EMPIRE. MARKED EXPANSION SHOWN. (Omciul Wireless.) RUGBY, May IS. Returns published by the Board of Trade reveal that the proportion of imports from British countries in the January-March quarter showed a marked increase as compared with the corresponding periods of 1931 and 1924. British countries also look a slightly larger proportion of United Kingdom exports than last year and a considerably greater share than in 1924. During the first quarter of tlie current year 34.48 per cent, of the United Kingdom imports were consigned from British countries. In 1931 and 1924 the proportions were 30.13 per 'cent, and 30.69 per cent, respectively. Of United Kingdom exports in the past quarter 48.83 per cent, were absorbed by British countries as against 43.018 per cent, in the first quarter of last year and 40.94 in the corresponding quarter of 1924.
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Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18641, 20 May 1932, Page 7
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