OVERSEA TRADE IN DECEMBER. Memo. by Board of Trade.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS 30,588 335,960 338,167 61 824 683 1,094 6,655 10,573 40,169 413,084 439,536 December November December January - December Movements and Classes 1940 1940 1939 1940 1939 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 Exports; - Food, drink and tobacco 25,041 26,721 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 18,336 19,100 23,178 336,495 240,664 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 29,410 26,675 19,973 336,209 239,377 Animals , not for food 150 255 185 2,366 3,101 Parcel post 638 179 445 3,795 4,003 Total Imports 73,575 72,930 86,585 1,099,869 885,513 42,804 421,004 398,368 Exports of United Kingdom Produce and Manufactures:Food, drink and tobacco 1,929 1,472 3,845 33,353 35,721 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 1,231 1,357 4,581 36,292 54,392 Articles wholly or mainly maufactured 20,643 18,272 Animals, not for food 44 8 Parcel post 550 557 Total Exports of United Kingdom Produce and Manufactures 24,397 21,666 Exports of Imported Merchandise: Food, drink and tobacco 250 268 920 7,914 10,855 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 186 131 1,004 12,449 24,554 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 217 324 569 5,603 10,039 Animals, not for food 9 223 586 Total Exports of Imported Merchandise 653 723 2,502 26,189 46,034 Excess of Imports over Exports of Merchandise 48,525 50,541 43,914 660,596 399,943 Board of Trade, 22nd January, 1941.