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SYDNEY, Thursday. —
Value of . Australia's export
trade at the end of this finan
cial year will be treble that
vi i>iic> iirsi poiii" war year.
This estimate Is Dased on
figures given today by the Com
monwealth Statistician.
Since .1946, the value of
Australia's export trade has
increased from nearly £ 197
iiiiuivii tu nearly X«rld mil
lion at the close of the 1948-
49 period.
Although mucli of this is due
wool, Australia has found mar
kets In dollar areas for many
other commodities. .
For the first seven months of
this financial year the value of
Australia's exports, excluding
gold. has reached ' nearly
£312 million.
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