Britain exported some 8,890,000 pounds ($24,890,000) worth of goods to Israel in the first nine months of this year, the Anglo-Israel Chamber of Commerce reported today. During the same period Britain imported from Israel over 10,100,000 pounds worth of goods and services leaving Israel with a favorable balance of trade amounting to over 1,000,000 pounds sterling.
Comparable figures for the same nine months of 1956 were exports, 7,790,000 pounds and imports, 8,120,000 pounds.
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