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

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS June May June January - June 1940 Movements and Classes 1941 1941 1940 1941 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 Imports:- Food, drink and tobacco 38,677 32,658 35,277 182,917 243,534 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 18,544 18,853 28,898 107,054 198,231 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 38,558 43,459 24,969 209,091 162,970 Animals, not for food 18 24 136 273 1,109 Parcel post 400 609 259 2.642 2,168 Total Imports 96,197 95,603 89,539 501,977 608,012 Exports of United Kingdom Produce and Manufactures:Food, drink and tobacco 2,322 2,080 2,781 12,927 19,803 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured Articles wholly or mainly manufactured Animals not for food Parcel post 1,421 1,356 3,800 8,940 26,010 23,307 20,923 28,976 140,161 199,371 55 17 72 168 500 375 371 582 2,420 4,054 Total Exports of United Kingdom Produce and Manufactures 27,480 24,747 36,211 164,616 249,738 Exports of Imported Merchandise:Food, drink and tobacco 180 257 562 1,624 5,575 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 56 107 977 722 10,258 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 197 216 409 1,790 3,406 Animals not for food 12 56 15 120 Total Exports of Imported Merchandise Excess of Imports over Exports of Merchandise 68,272 70,276 51,324 333,210 338,915 445 580 2,004 4,151 19,359.