P-NG Trade Record
p. 77 · Read in the full issue
Papua-New Guinea’s overseas trade reached a record £6B million last financial year, according to figures released in December.
This is an increase of £l2 million or 21.8 per cent, on 1963-64 figures.
Exports last year totalled more than £24 million and imports more than £43 million.
The Territories’ principal export, copra and coconut products, was worth nearly £lO million.
Cocoa and coffee bean exports were each worth more than £3.5 million.
Australia was the Territories’ best customer, taking more than £ll mil lion worth of exports.