OVERSEA TRADE IN MAY. Memo. prepared in Board of Trade.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. (a) Under £500 Movements and Classes May April May Jan 1942 1942 1941 1942 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 Imports:- Food, drink and tobacco 42,380 40,887 32,708 196,983 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 22,358 21,591 18,907 105,153 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 41,364 42,912 43,919 184,626 Animals, not for food 201 218 24 1,140 Parcel post 827 753 609 5,194 Total Imports 107,130 106,361 96,167 493,096 Exports of United Kingdom Produce and Manufactures :- Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 1,008 1,003 1,356 4,754 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 27,437 32,005 20,977 142,082 Animals, not for food 5 9 17 45 Parcel post 560 382 371 2,452 Total Exports of United Kingdom Produce and Manufactures 30,603 35,154 24,801 158,669 Exports of Imported Merchandise :Food, drink and tobacco 138 157 257 689 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 79 95 107 487 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 389 160 216 3,178 Animals, not for food (a) (a) 1 Total Exports of Imported Merchandise 606 412 580 4,355 Excess of Imports over Exports of Merchandise 75,921 70,795 70,786 330,072 Food, drink and tobacco 1,593 1,755 2,080 9,336 Ma### 1### £'### 144,### 88,### 172,### 2,### 407,### 10,### 7,### 113,### 2,### 133,### 1,### 1,### 3,### 239,###.