Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 24 June 1933Vol. III, No. 11

Lucky Fiji.

p. 7 · Read in the full issue

Page 77

Trade Figures Still Growing.

WE have said, repeatedly, in this jour nal, that if there is one country in the world which is suffering less than the others from the economic de pression, that country is Fiji.

If there are any doubters, let them ex amine the following official figures, showing the trade of the colony for the three months ended March 31, 1933. The figures for 1932 are given, for com parison:—

1932. 1933.

Imports, total ... £151,480 .. £240,029 Exports, total ... 282,066 .. 368,551 sugar 185,974 .. 245,592 copra ... 34,130 .. 65,940 bananas .. 22,646 .. 19,793 trocas ... 3,128 .. 5,302

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