London, Feb. 25.
Movements of gold in the United Kingdom during the week ended February 23 resulted in a surplus of imports over exports by £1,262,000, compared with net imports of £4,235,000 for the previous week.
Imports during the period under review amounted to £2,382,000 and included shipments from the following principal sources: British India £73,000; Africa £2,048,000; The Netherlands £92,000; Australia £62,- 000; France £84000 and New Zealand £59,000.
The previous week's imports total. led £5,357,000, including £545,000 from British India; £2,319,000 from Africa; 820,000 from The Netherlands; £178,000 from Australia: £553,000 from Canada; £24,000 from Venezuela; £491,000 from the United States and £1,130,000 from the Soviet Union.
Exports during the period under review amounted to £1,120,000 and included shipments from the following principal sources: The Netherlands £206,000; France £147,000 and Switzerland £744,000.
The previous week's exports totalled £1,122,000, including £474,000 to The Netherlands; £99,000 to France end £537,000 to Switrerland.—
Reuter.
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