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

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS * Including Munitions † Not available August July August Jan. - August 1942 1941 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 Food, drink and tobacco 30,738 40,762 36,677 -302,631 257,506 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 21,742 23,374 17,154 173,464 138,520 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 26,721 27,615 511* 309,305 Animals, not for food 289 238 21 1,931 319 Parcel post 603 728 452 7,317 3,447 Total Exports of United Kingdom Produce and Manufactures:- Food, drink and tobacco 1,329 1,569 2,885 13,793 18,445 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 701 1,087 1,241 11,583 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 17,814 22,578 22,100* Animals, not for food 19 35 18 123 203 Parcel post 511 769 434 4,345 Total Exports of Merchandise Total Exports of Munitions Exports of Imported Merchandise:Food, drink and tobacco 61 201 163 1,216 1,992 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 18 30 47 683 913 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 45 150 181* 1,341 2,228 Animals, not for food 0 0 1 40 28 Total Re-exports of Merchandise 124 381 392 Total Re-exports of Munitions 233 764 Excess of Imports over Exports of Merchandise 66,298 † 486,149 † 3,280 3,669 5,161 190,225 54,216 219,150 7,398 164,566 185,660 3,259 679,654 133,632 709,097 194,311 80,093 17,562 24,802 107,815 92,717 1942 1941 1942 £'000 Imports:Total Imports of Munitions Imports of Merchandise 20,374 3,326 26,038 6,377 26,678 59,595.