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Goods $55.5 millions as compared with $66.9 millions; Railway Materials $189,000 as compared with $437,000; Tobacco $5.2 millions as compared with $7.9 millions; Treasure $134.1 millions as compared with $140.0 millions; Vehicles $2.1 millions as compared with $1.5 million; Wearing Apparel $8.5 millions as compared with $12.8 millions; and Sundries $57.2 millions as compared with $60.2 millions.

8. The average rate of exchange for the year was 1s. 4¼d. as against 1s. 3d. in 1932.

Imports (in £'s & $'s millions).

1924 1925 1925 1930 1931 1932 1933 1st Quarter £19.3 16.3 $165.4 139.7 * * 2nd Quarter £17.1 14.5 9.2 8.7 10.2 8.5 $144.0 128.9 131.3 131.3 180.1 164.7 126.1 3rd Quarter £19.2 $161.7 * 10.1 9.0 9.3 8.5 $156.8 182.3 142.4 122.1 4th Quarter £16.5 $136.6 * 10.3 11.8 9.6 8.4 * 187.4 188.4 188.4 146.2 119.9 Total £72.1 30.8 29.6 $607.7 268.6 455.5 737.7 624.0 500.9 Exports (in £'s & $'s millions) 1924 1925 1930 1931 1932 1933 1st Quarter £18.3 15.2 6.8 8.8 6.8 $156.8 130.3 140.1 127.0 105.3 2nd Quarter £15.2 14.1 125.3 7.4 6.4 $128.0 7.1 132.5 115.3 106.2 3rd Quarter £14.6 * 7.8 $122.9 * 6.5 * 130.6 7.2 6.6 110.0 95.5 4th Quarter £15.5 * 8.5 $128.3 * * 137.2 9.2 138.7 7.9 119.6 96.1 6.8 Total £63.6 29.3 23.2 $536.0 255.6 356.8 541.9 471.9 403.1 28.9 31.0 27.4

*No statistics available from July 1925 to March 1930.

Note:-Average rate of exchange 1924-2s. 4¼d.
1925-2s. 3¼d.
1930-1s. 3d.
1931-1s. 0¼d.
1932=1s. 3d.
1933-1s. 4¼d.