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The Foard of Trade Journal of Novomber let COnS AIDE a detailed break— down of British trade in the third quarter of 1953,. We have extracted tho figures and comment about British-South African trade:
",.eeeDxports to the sterling area increased by /£3 millions... Two-thirds of the inerense was in exports to South ..fricos which included the delivery of a warship in September, In each quarter of this yoar exports to South Africa have beon substantially higher than tho rates in rocent years,."
let quartor end. quarter ard quartor Exporte to South Africa in 1963 54.5 (up 52) 4562 (up 25) . 47s1 (up 28)
Figures aro in millions of pounds and the percentage change from last year is given in brackets. There has boon a big increase in British imports from’ South Africa toos
lst. quarter end auarter 3rd quarter Imports from South Africa in 1963 36.3, (up 7) 35.7 (up 9) 29.8 (up 19)