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Table No. 6— continued IMPROVEMENT IN NEW ZEALAND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS— continued Most Recent Information compared with Earlier Periods— continued

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Depression low. 1935-36. 1938-39. Latest Figure. — Unit. ,d CO Amount. -§ %%% n rH CO Amount. 4 *§5 rH CO Amount. »ii rH CO Amount. Production —continued Building permits issued in urban districts — Total value all buildings Private dwellings Government housing construction : Dwellings commenced (included above) £(m.) .. Number Number 1933 1933 2-5 1,496 1936 1936 5-9 4,140 1939 1939 1939 12-1 8,093 3,432 1947 1947 1947 21-2 9,516 2,603 Membership of workers' unions (000) .. 1933 4 71-9 1935 4 80-9 1938 4 249-2 1946 4 247-5 Transport and Communication — Value of exports (excluding specie) Volume of total exports (excluding specie), (1936-38 — 100) £(m.) .. Index No. 1932 33-9 1936 1935 4 49-7 96 1939 1938 4 57-9 97 1947 1946 4 103-8 112® Value of imports (excluding specie) Volume of total imports (excluding specie), (1936-38 = 100) £(m.) .. Index No. 1932 24-8 1936 1935 4 37-4 72 1939 1938 4 54-4 105 1947 1946 4 81-8 75 6 Post and telegraph : Volume of business handled £(m.) .. 1933 153 1936 220 1939 286 1947 661 Radio-receiving licences (000) .. 19363 192-3 1939 3 317-5 1947 3 415-2 Railways — Passenger journeys Net ton-miles run Million.. Million.. 1933 1933 18-4 363-4 1936 1936 20-4 443-6 1939 1939 23-3 574-5 1947 1947 28-9 883-7 Motor-vehicles licensed (000) .. 1933 3 195-0 1936 3 228-2 1939 3 307-9 1947 3 330-9 Finance — Aggregate private income Salaries and wages payments (included above) £(m.) .. £(m.) .. 1933 1933 91-8 58-9 1936 1936 124-6 72-5 1939 1939 185-8 109-5 1946 1947 326-1 189-0 Trading bank deposits (excluding Government) Weekly bank debits (excluding Government) £(m.) .. £(m.) .. 1932 1933 51-0 10-4 1936 1936 62-1 13-8 1939 1939 64-1 18-0 1947 1947 151-8 33-9 Net bank-note circulation £(m.) .. 1932 5-8 1936 6-6 1939 10-4 1947 38-8 Net overseas funds of banks (New Zealand business only) .. £(m.) .. 7 1936 8 44-1 1939 8 9-3 1947 8 99-5