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Imports (c.i.f.)

Exports of United Kingdom produce

Volume index(1) 1938=100

Re-

Total imports

Food, drink and

tobacco

Raw materials

Manufac- tures

Total Metal exports goods

Textiles

Other exports manufac- tures

Retained imports

Exports(2)

£ million

1938 monthly

average

76-6

35.8

20-7

19-5

39.2

14.6

8.4

7.4

5.1

100

100

11947 Monthly

average

149-5

67.0

47.-2

33.3

94.9

45.8

18.8

18.7

5.0

78

1948 January...

161.9

68.9

51:5

39-0

119.5

58.1

23.4

22.7

5.4

81

February

148-1

57.8

51.8

35-8

112.9

55.1

23.0

19.6

3.9

March

178-2

80-9

53-2

41-9

121.0

60.2

22.3

23.3

6.1

87

April

184-9

75-5

63.6

44-2

126-4

61.5

24.9

23.3

5.3

85

May

176-0

73-9

58.9

40.7

129.9

61.5

26.8

24.2

5.6

June

177-1

71-8

60.7

42.6

134.0

63.5

26.2

25.5

4.8

July

185-6

80-4

54.9

48.4

145.6

70.0

31.1

26.3

6.3

August

173-8

73-7

58.2

40-1

130.5

62.8

28.1

24.3

4.2

September

169-4

68.7

56.3

42.5

131.0

61.6

28.3

25.1

5.3

October...

174-5

77.3

53-6

41-9

140-1

67.7

28.5

25.7

5.4

November

181.0

83.4

60-0

35.9

147-1

70.0

31.6

25.7

5.2

December

178-7

81.7

58.9

36.3

145-7

69.4

30.8

26.2

6.4

1949 January...

February

* 187.2

85.7

58.5

40.9

159.2

80.7

32.0

28.0

5.1

2 724 622 872 2828

109

128

73

121

129

131

79

134

79

133

86

149

81

133

79

132

80

143

149

79

148

86

162

162-0

66.9

56-3

36.5

140-7

69.0

30.3

24.4

4.4

143

(1) Quantities revalued at 1938 prices and as a percentage expressed

of the monthly average in 1938.

(*) Of United Kingdom produce.

Imports and exports of the United Kingdom: Regional analysis

Table 10

£ million

Imports (c.i.f.)

Exports of United Kingdom produce

Total

area

From From Western sterling Hemi-

sphere(1)

From other countries

Total

To sterling

area

To Western Hemi- sphere(1)

To other countries

1938 monthly average.....

1947 monthly average.......

1948 January

February March-

:

76.6

23.9

25.0

27.7

39.2

17.6.

6.9

14.7

149.5

46.5

68.3

34.7

94.9

46.1

14.9

33.9

161.9

57:0

63.1

41-8

119-5

62.0

20.0

37.5

148-1

50.1

54.1

43.9

112.9

57.3

19.9

35.7

178.2.

73.0

57.6

47.6

121.0

59.4

21.7

39.9

April

184.9

71-1

53.9

59.9

126.4

62.8

19.3

44.3

May

176.0

63.7

57.0

55.3

129.9

60.3

23.8

45.8

June

177.1

57.7

61.9

57.5

134.0..

66.4

18.4

49.2

July

185.6

65.8

64.3

55.5

145.6

72.8

24.8

48.0

August

173.8

65.9

57.5

50.4

130.5

64.1

20-2

46.2

September

169.4

58.4

60.2

50-8

131.0

66.8

20.8

43.4

October

174.5

62.7

58.3

53.5

140.1

67.7

25.7

46.7

November...

181.0

65.9

56.1

59.0

147-1

73.9

25.7

47.5

December

178-7.

59.2

56.3

63.2

145.7

72.9

24.1

48.7

1949 January

187.2

72.8

56.4

58.0

159-2

81.0

26.5

51.7

(2) Including Japan and Philippines but excluding sterling area countries.

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