IMPORTS AND EXPORTS October September October Jan. - ### £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 Imports:- Food, drink and tobacco 40,501 37,510 44,446 380,594 3### Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 20,108 21,058 26,352 214,035 1### Articles wholly or mainly 32,224 31,371 41,462* 260,599 3 Animals, not for food 331 287 73 2,549 Parcel post 607 755 670 8,679 Total Imports of Merchandise 93,771 90,981 866,456 113,003 9 Total Imports of Munitions 18,412 18,380 170,330 Exports of United Kingdom Produce and Manufactures:Food, drink and tobacco 1,353 1,131 2,339 16,266 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 770 899 1,123 9,020 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 17,736 17,195 29,977* 199,466 2 Animals, not for food 12 20 30 155 Parcel post 345 484 581 5,173 Total Exports of Merchandise 20,216 19,729 230,080 34,050 2 Total Exports of Munitions 13,392 16,595 83,770 ###orts of Imported Merchandise:Food, drink and tobacco 160 83 218 1,459 Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured 76 174 904 Articles wholly or mainly manufactured 144 162* 1,825 Animals, not for food 1 15 41 Total Re-exports of Merchandise 381 569 4,229 Total Re-exports of Munitions 1,592 5,304 Excess of Imports over Exports of † 632,147 73174 70,740 * † Not available.