Boom in Output and Exports
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BUSINESS in the commercial-vehicle industry is booming. In the first six months of the year, 165,758 vehicles were built, compared with 128,394 in the corresponding period of last year, The weekly average rose from 4,938 in the first half of 1954 to 6,375 this year. , Exports have risen correspondingly from 65,895 vehicles (£36,543,137) in the first six months of 1954 to 78,007 (141,526,404) this year. Australia con
tinues to be Britain's best customer for commercial vehicles, having taken 17,417, valued at f6,446,325 in the first six months of this year. Australia's purchases in the comparative period of 1954 were 15,824 vehicles valued at 15,358,416.
South Africa and British West Africa, lying second and third, respectively, have both spent more this year than last year.