Table : Palestine - International Balance of Payment, 1945 And 1946 before Nakba, British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Supplement - Page 65

PALESTINE—INTERNATIONAL BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, 1945 AND 1946. (In thousands £P.).

PROVISIONAL FIGURES.

Item

Debit I Credit

1945 I

Debit Credit

1946

VISIBLE ITEMS Retained imports

Less: - Imports for which Palestine is not debited

Add: - Purchase of refined

petroleum product a from Oil Companies

Imports Involving Payments Recorded exports

Less:- Exports for which Palestine is not credited Add:- Undervaluation of certain exports

Exports Involving Payments Recorded Import of Bullion and Specie

TOTAL VISIBLE ITEMS

INVISIBLE ITEMS

Interest, profits and dividends Insurance, commission and brokerage

Tourist expenditure (incl. passage) (net)

Immigrant and emigrant remittances (net)

Amounts received by foreign residents, diplomatic corps, etc. (including goods sold and services rendered to the oil companies)

Transfers to Jewish National Institutions and religious and charitable (Jewish and non-Jewish) institutions.

Transfer of private capital (net)
Changes in bank assets abroad Changes in currency in circulation

Government Finances:
Grants-in-aid

Other Government Finances (net) Military expenditure

Miscellaneous (include film royalties; payment for use of patents, copyright; unrecorded imports o( merchandise and gold, etc.)

TOTAL INVISIBLE ITEMS BALANCE

GRAND TOTAL

39,896 10,920

2,999

32,166114,034

1,0001 1,500

5,500

6,920

2,500

21,420139,420

53,586153,586

14,034

67,358

14,645

14,419

3,567

9,840

1,500

756

57,2621' 14,645

2,000 1,000

1,500

191

1,000

l,500

3,500

6,500

7,000 2,000

9,500 4,500

1,000

120

5,020 50

2,500

10,000l 52,570

47

132

67,262167,262

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