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No. 19. EXTERNAL TRADE. Statement showing the Recorded, Sterling, and New Zealand Currency Values of Imports and Exports of the Dominion in each Financial Year ended 31st March, from 1931 to 1940 (excluding Specie).

Table No. 20. IMPROVEMENT IN ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. Table of Miscellaneous Statistical Information (on a March Year Basis) showing the Most Recent Figures compared with 1934—35, 1935—36, and the Lowest Point in the Depression.

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Exports. Imports. Excess of Exports. Year ended 31st March, , T „ . . _ „ New Zealand Sterling New Zealand, Full On New 0n s ter l in£r Currency, j Equivalent. Currency Sterling Zealand Cur-1 T3 as ; s Equivalent. Equivalent, rency Basis, j - Dasls - £ (000) £ (000) £ (000) £ (000) £ (000) £ (000) 193 1 39,527 37,198 39,833 37,656 -306* -458* 1932 33,943 30,857 24,761 22,510 9,182 8,347 1933 •• •• •• 37,510 32,677 25,059 22,049 12,451 10,628 } 934 •• •• •• 46,043 36,834 26,136 20,908 19,907 15,926 193 » 44,918 35,985 32,568 26,082 12,350 9,903 * 93b •• •• •• 49,676 39,900 37,440 30,072 12,236 9,828 J 937 •• •• 60,234 48,381 47,621 38,250 12,613 10,131 J 938 •• •• •• 65,008 52,215 58,065 46,638 6,943 5,577 ; 939 •• •• •• 57,867 46,415 54,408 43,657 3,459 2,758 1940 •• •• •• 59,643 47,715 45,572 36,457 14,071 11,258 * Excess o£ imports.

lowest Figure. j 1934-35. 1985-38. Latest Mgure. Unit. " j js'lTCt*!; Amount. Amount. ||J« Amount. g-"™ Amount . Value of total production .. .. £(m.) 1932* 83-6 1935* 97-0 1936* 114-2 1939* 135-3 Value of farm production 1932* 49-2 1935* 59-2 1936* 72-5 1939* 80-4 Value of factory productionf .. „ 1933* 17-7 1935* 20-7 1936* 23-2 1939* 30-5 Aggregate private income .. .. „ 1933 91-2 1935 104-4 1936 121-3 1938 167-0 Salaries and wages payments .. „ 1933 58-9 1935 65-7 .1936 72-5 1939 109-5 Gross farming income .. .. „ 1933* 37-9 1935* 46-1 1936* 57-8 1939* 67-1 Exports (excluding specie) .. .. „ 1932 33.9 1935 44.9 jggg 4g . 7 1940 59 . 6 Imports (excluding specie) 1932 24-8 1935 32-6 1936 37-4 1940 45-6 Bank deposits (excluding Government) „ 1932 51-0 1935 62-3 1936 62-1 1940 69-0 Bank debits (excluding Government) I ,, 1933 539-7 1935 660-3 1936 732-8 1940 957-0 Net bank-note circulation .. .. | „ 1932 5-8 1935 0-3 1936 6-6 1940 12-6 -Building permits issued in larger centres— Total value .. .. .. 1933 2-1 1935 3-1 1936 5-0 1940 9-6 Dwellings .. .. Number 1933 997 1935 2,173 1936 3,181 1940 6,555 Mortgages registered .. .. £( m .) 1934 7 . 8 1935 u , 8 1936 | 6 . 2 1940 i 7 . 6 Mortgages discharged 1933 8-1 1935 13-7 1936 17-6 1940 14-1 Land transfers .. .. „ 1934 9-6 1935 12-2 1936 15-6 1940 22-1 Totalisator investments .. .. „ 1933 3.3 1935 3 . 9 1936 4 . g 1940 g . 7 - m - ■■ i9s5t »•» >«* »•» ■«»> •»-» New deposits . .. £( m .) 1933 16-9 1935 24-2 1936 25-6 1940 25-2 Amount to credit of depositors .. „ 1933 42-0 1935 49-4 1936 52-9 1940 58-0 Sales-tax collected .. „ 1934 j.g 19 3 5 2 . 2 1936 2 -5 1940 3-5 Electrcc-power units supplied .. Million .. 1935 729-3 1936 792-9 1939 1 239-4 Railways: Net ton-miles run .. „ 1933 363-4 1935 419-7 1936 443-6 1940 j 580-8 Shippmg: Manifest tonnage .. „ 1934 5-7 1935 6-3 1936 6-7 1940 8-0 Motor-vehicles licensed ... .. Number 1933J 195,019 1935J 209,462 1936t 228,247 19401 317 526 Consumption of motor-spirit (gallons) Million 1932§ 55-4 1934S 62-1 19355 69-3 1939S 100-0 MeLnumbers m of- 6eS " " ( °° 0) 1934 88 '° 1935 93 ' 6 1936 102-3 1940 129-5 Export prices (1909-13 = 1000) .. Number 1932$ 892 19345 1109 19358 1102 1930S 1391 Retires- 68 (1926 - 30 = 100 °) » 1932 § 8 ™ ]934§ 909 msf 937 S l<m Food groups (1926-30 = 1000) .. „ 1933§ 732 1934§ 774 1935S 835 19393 1052 rates— 1000) .. „ 1933§ 795 1934§ 808 1935§ 837 1939§ • 990 FffMrHvi Vnnm " " 1933§ 833 1934§ 839 1935 § 858 1939 § 1100 • Jioofi Tnnm ' •' " § 1031 1934§ 1038 1935§ 1025 1939§ 1111 Share prices (1926 — 1000) .. „ 1932!) 703 | J 934§ 960 1935§ 1026 1939g 869 « Year ended 30th June. t Does not include factory preceding of primary products. J As at end of March. 3 Calendar year.