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Exports to all British countries during 1935 increased by £198,140, and those to foreign countries decreased by £1,002,309, a net decrease of £804,169. In 1935 exports to British countries represented 89-77 per cent, of total exports, as compared with 87-83 per cent, in 1934, while exports to foreign countries represented 10-23 per cent, in 1935, in comparison with 12-17 per cent, in 1934. The percentages of total exports shipped to each of the principal countries trading with the Dominion during the past four calendar years are shown in the following table : —

The principal feature of the foregoing table is the increase in the percentage of exports taken by the United Kingdom. This percentage declined steadily from 88-02 in 1932 to 81-59 in 1934, but has now recovered to 83-63. The percentage of New Zealand exports taken by the United States is twice as high as it was in 1934, and Belgium also increased her percentage. The other countries all showed reductions in the proportion of our goods taken, the most marked being Germany, the figure falling from 2-00 in 1934 to 0-36 in 1935. Imports. Below are given the quantities and values of the principal items imported into New Zealand in each of the past two calendar years : —

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Country of Destination. 1932. j 1933. 1934. I 1935. _ . Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. United Kingdom .. .. .. I 88-02 86-03 81-59 83-63 Australia .. . . • • • ■ 1 4-06 3-40 3-98 3-83 Canada .. . . • ■ •• 0-69 1-37 1-46 1-41 United States .. 1-94 2-91 2-64 5-30 Belgium . .. .. 0-47 0-81 1-29 1-39 France 1-43 1-80 2-60 1-04 Germany .. .. 0-82 0-92 2-00 0-36 Japan .. .. •• •• 0-67 0-86 1-81 0-93

1934. 1935. Item. j p Quantity. | Value. Quantity. Value. 1 £ £ Wheat Bushels 111,895 28,331 224,702 58,977 Flour •• •• Centals 218,785 163,365 244,733 202,855 Sugar . .. Cwt, 1,481,609 646,150 1,703,826 710,639 Tea .... Lb. 10,170,188 725,164 9,972,438 648,535 Whisky . ■■ Gallons 265,994 319,621 277,447 334,369 Cigarettes .. ■■ Lb. 593,570 249,490 923,170 343,349 Tobacco ■ ..Lb. 2,755,512 305,002 2,646,746 347,859 Apparel ■■ •• •• 1,036,201 .. 1,107,546 Boots and shoes Doz. prs. 205,708 434,802 211,164 472,049 Carpets and floor-coverings .. .. •• 433,901 .. 496,425 Drapery, &c. .. • • • • • • • ■ 325,540 . . 326,970 Cotton piece-goods ■■ •• •• 1,703,289 .. 1,667,074 Silk piece-goods .. ■ ■ • • ■ • • • 875,714 .. 964,315 Woollen piece-goods . . • • ■ • • • 673,904 . . 652,616 Petrol and kerosene , . •• Gallons 68,655,863 1,149,237 69,276,280 1,172,892 Coal .. • ■■ Tons 100,715 98,355 97,398 94,197 Hardware •• •• 489,085 .. 651,986 Electrical appliances .. •• 1,293,003 .. 1,595,762 Timber •• •• •• 232,038 .. 401,886 Motor-vehicles .. • • No. 14,415 2,261,968 20,845 3,207,431 Motor-tires .. •• •• •• (Not recorded) 740,333 7,068,325 735,042 Other imports .. •• •• 17,155,059 .. 20,094,770 Total imports ! 31,339,552 .. 36,287,544