OVERSEA TRADE IN JULY. Memo. by Board of Trade,

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. Movements and Classes. July June July January-July 1941 1941 1940 1941 1940 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 Imports:- Food, drink and tobacco 38,217 38,677 29,835 220,846 273,172 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 14,261 18,544 27,939 121,350 225,873 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 44,845 38,558 27,776 253,636 190,688 Animals, not for food 25 18 214 298 1,324 Parcel post 352 400 259 2,995 2,427 Total Imports 97,700 96,197 86,023 599,125 693,484 Exports of United Kingdom Produce and Manufactures:Food, drink and tobacco 2,642 2,322 2,615 15,569 22,417 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 1,401 1,421 2,491 10,343 28,255 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 27,111 23,307 25,555 167,257 224,874 Animals, not for food 17 55 78 185 578 Parcel post 405 375 450 2,826 4,504 Total Exports of United Kingdom Produce and Manufactures 31,576 27,480 31,189 196,180 280,628 Exports of Imported Merchandise:Food, drink and tobacco 205 180 499 1,829 6,079 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 145 56 784 867 11,049 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 214 197 477 2,003 3,885 Animals not for food 11 12 59 27 179 Total Exports of Imported Merchandise 575 445 1,819 4,726 21,192 Excess of Imports over Export of Merchandise 65,549 68,272 53,015 398,219 391,664.