A NOTABLE RISE IN PALESTINE EXPORTS TO GREAT BRITAIN, IN COMPARISON WITH IMPORTS, FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH, 1937, WAS SHOWN IN FIGURES GIVEN TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS BY OLIVER STANLEY, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE.
WHILE THE PREVIOUS YEAR PALESTINE IMPORTS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM EXCEEDED EXPORTS, LAST YEAR THE HOLY LAND EXPORTED £3,017,000 (ABOUT $15,000,000) IN GOODS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM IN COMPARISON WITH £1,750,000 (ABOUT $8,900,000) IN MERCHANDISE IMPORTED.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
