French Pacific Territories’ Exports
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Rise in Value, Not Always in Volume
EXPORT figures for the French Pacific Territories covering 1954, !i recently published, show increased values and in some cases greatly \ increased output of produce.
Comparative figures for the principal items for 1953 and 1954 are as Hows;
New Caledonia
Tons 1953 Millions of francs Tons 1954 Millions of francs Minerals 340,018 1,226.858 227,321 1.350,276 Coffee 1,551 96.925 1,830 126,624 Copra 2,824 27,640 3,348 36,344 Trochus 578 12,812 880 33,167 Hides 323 3,619 331 3,152 Canned meats 10 997 24 2,633
French Oceania
Copra
17,120 227,688 21,570 270,507 Phosphate 244.937 157,702 228,895 186,587
[ Vanilla
137 53,807 130 120,710 MOP shells . . 847 52,712 872 59,751 Coconut oil 445 8,758 630 10,984 Notable is th« greatly increased value of trochus and vanilla.