London, Sept. 14.
In August £42346205 of United Kingdom goods were exported—the highest value for ary August since 1930, according to Overseas Trade returns published to-day.
In the same month of last year and 1935 exports were valued at £35,258,115 and 234882955 respectively.
Imports in. August were valued at £86,659,083, against £66,055,677 and £58,148,222 in the same month of the two preceding years.
For re-exports in August values were £6,687,100, 24425975 and £4,185,561 this year, last year and 1935. respectively Imports for the three months of June, July and August were the highest in value ever recorded for a similar period of the year. Figures for the first eight months of the year show a growth in the value of exports from £288,170,234 in 1935 to £341,438,002 this year while imports have risen from £536,565,066 last year to £654,374.867 in 1937.
Totals for re-exports in the eight months were £41,809,595 last year and £54,201,309 this year.
Comparing the eight-months' per-ods of 1936 and 1937, the most notable increases in imports were in respect of wood and timber—£10, 653,207—and of non-ferrous metal £16,414458.
There was also an increase of £17,670,193 for grain and flour, but this was more than accounted for by higher prices as imports by hundredweights were 132,089,534 this year as against 133,584,057 last year, Coal exports were 26,22 against 22389428 in the period of 1936—Wireless through Reuter.
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