Strength in 1942 Figures
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Fiji’S Trade
DURING the past five years, the trade of Fiji has moved as follows:
The chief exports of Fiji are (in their order of value) sugar, gold, copra, bana nas, canned pineapples. Here are some comparative figures:—
The quantities of the principal exports in 1942 were as under:
Imports.
Exports. £ £ 1938 . 1,669.416 2,535,029 1939 . 1,624,912 2.746.207 1940 . 1,824,493 2.678,653 1941 . . 2,162,155 1,243,119* 1942 . 2,216,717 *Does not include gold. 2,142,442*
1939 1942 £ £ Bananas 26,411 42,400 Canned pines . .. 7,311 17,040 Sugar 1.425,704 1.761,055 Copra 204,289 252,544 (IS'41, £85,168.)
Bananas: 1939 . . 114,580 bunches 1942 183,346 ,, Canned pines; 1939 .. 520,533 cases 1941 .. 1,297,206 ,, 1942 . , 874,241 Sugar: 1939 118,470 tons 1941 . 70,328 1942 . 131,294 Copra: 1939 27,361 1941 . 14,918 1942 . 16,861