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COMPARISON OF IMPORTS 



TABLE III. COMPARISON OF IMPORTS FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND 



BRITISH POSSESSIONS WITH PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED KING- 

 DOM. VALUES IN MILLION . IMPORTS FROM ANNUAL STATEMENT 

 (CD. 7968) : UNITED KINGDOM PRODUCTION FROM AGRICULTURAL 

 OUTPUT OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND FOR IQO8 I 



It has been necessary to express the comparison in values, as the 

 relative quantities are not always available e.g., though the weight 

 of imports of meat is known the home production has to be estimated 

 in numbers of animals. The consideration of values leads to certain 



