The Archive · 1938

MOVEMENTS OF GOLD I UNITED KINGDOM

London, Feb

Movements of gold in the United Kingdom during he week ended February 9 resulted in an excess o imports over exports by £2.680.000. compared with net imports totalling £924,000 during the previous week Imports during the period under review totalled £4,008,000, including Shipments from the following principal countries: Canada £493,000 British India £188000; Afr £2,584,000; The Netherlands £431. 000; France £42,000; Venezuel £21000 and the United States £213,000.

The previous Week's imports £2,373,000, of which amounted to received from C; nada; £34000 was £247,000 from British India; 689,000 from Africa; £62,000 from the Netherland: £83,000 from France; £21,000 from Venezuela: £83000 from Australia; 67,000 irom Belgium and £64000 from Switzerland.

Exports of the yellow metal for the same period totalled £ 1.328.000. of which £597,000 was shipped to the Netherlands; £154,000 to France: £541,000 to Switzerland and £20.000 io Yugo Slavia.

The sum of £1,449,000 worth gold was exported by the United Kingdom during the previous week. comprising £99,000 to the Nether-lends; £237,000 to France; £689,000 to Switzerland; £300,000 to Yugo Slavia; £64,000 to the United States and £43,000 to Belgium.—Reuter.

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