OVERSEA TRADE IN SEPTEMBER. Memo. on:

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS January-September Movements and Classes September August September 1941 1941 1940 1941 1940 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 Imports:- Food, drink and tobacco 39,029 36,439 29,337 295,953 337,197 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 18,545 17,115 21,653 157,165 275,932 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 45,647 53,218 28,624 354,221 249,831 Animals, not for food 80 21 190 399 1,756 Parcel post 557 452 186 4,004 2,742 Total Imports 103,858 107,245 79,990 811,742 867,458 Exports of United Kingdom Produce and Manufactures:Food, drink and tobacco 1,889 2,885 2,628 20,330 27,785 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 917 1,241 1,860 12,498 31,758 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 24,288 22,085 26,272 213,582 278,075 Animals, not for food 5 18 96 208 752 Parcel Post 421 434 321 3,680 5,224 Total Exports of United Kingdom Produce and Manufactures 27,520 26,663 31,177 250,298 343,594 Exports of Imported Merchandise:Food, drink and tobacco 118 163 458 2,109 7,007 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 48 47 209 959 11,686 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 83 181 484 2,267 4,855 Animals ,not for food 1 41 28 222 Total Exports of Imported Merchandise 249 392 1,192 5,363 23,768 Excess of Imports over Exports of Merchandise 76,089 80,190 47,621 556,081 500,096.