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OVERSEAS TRADE IN JANUARY. Memo. prepared in Board of Trade.

14 Feb 1942

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. January Movements and Classes. £'000 Food, drink and tobacco 35,367 43,733 23,132 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 21,613 18,00 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 44,522 28,300 Animals, not for food 1,735 1,824 4 Total Imports 94,203 113,784 75,00 Exports of United Kingdom Produce and Manufactures:- Food, drink and tobacco 2,232 2,685 1,9 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 844 1,067 1,2 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 23,770 32,825 20,1 Animals, not for food 11 20 Parcel Post 625 688 4 Total Exports of United Kingdom Produce and Manufactures 23,9 Exports of Imported Merchandise:Food, drink and 115 136 3 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 92 74 1 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 1,463 1,065 3 Animals, not for food (a) Total Exports of Imported Merchandise 1,670 1,275 8 Excess of Imports over Exports of Merchandise 65,051 75,224 (a) Under €500 50,3 (a) 27,402 37,285 1942 1941 1941 December January £'000 £'000 23,480 225 10 35,209 279 tobacco Imports:Parcel Post.
tobacco poland aircraft cotton czechoslovakia exports imports industrial equipment industry iron meat metals motor vehicles peace rationing raw materials steel supply textiles soviet union wool oil food supplies board of trade overseas trade preparations for war nationwide freight shipping the wartime economy lord president's committee
Civil Defence Region
Nationwide
Collection ID
CAB71
Document Reference
CAB 71/8/42
Document Types
Memorandum Statistical Publication
File Reference
CAB 71/8
Former Department Reference
LP(42) 40
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.cab71.000008.042
Keywords
Aircraft Cotton Exports Food Supplies Freight Shipping Imports Industrial Equipment Industry Iron Meat Metals Motor Vehicles Oil Overseas Trade Raw Materials Steel Textiles Tobacco Wool
Language
English
Locations Discussed
Czechoslovakia Poland Soviet Union
Organizations Discussed
Board of Trade Lord President's Committee
Pages
2
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Papers Nos. 1(42) - 105(42)
Themes
Preparations for War Peace Rationing Supply the Wartime Economy

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