Very Big Incrgase in Mitisn Trade with South Africa This Y-2ir

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Tho Board of Trade Journal of Novombor lst contains a detailed breakdown of British trade in tho third quarter of 1953,. Wo have extracted tho figures and comment about British-South ifrican trade:

"..,eelxports to the sterling area incroased by /£3 million..... Two-thirds of the increase was in exports to South .\frican which included the delivery of a warship in September. In oach quarter of this yoar exports to South Africa have beon substantially higher than tho rates in recent years,."

let. .quartor ond quarter ard quarter Exports to South Africa in 1963 5465 (up 52) 452 (up 25). 47«1 (up 28)

Figures aro in millions of pounds and the porcentage change from last year is givon in brackets. There has been a big increnee in British imports from South Africa toot

lst. quarter 2nd quarter ard quarter Imports from South Africa in.1963 26.3 (up 7) 357 (up 9) 29.8 (up 19)