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Documents relating to post-war commodities, inc. prices, 1945-1961

Collection: Establishing the Post-War International Order, 1944-1961    Volumes    Documents relating to post-war commodities, inc. prices, 1945-1961

Commodities and commodity prices played an important role in the post-war economic boom. This volume contains records from eight British government departments—the Admiralty, Board of Trade, Cabinet Office, Foreign Office, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Fuel and Power, and Treasury—that explain their impact in the context of wider micro- and macroeconomic trends. The records cover the period 1945-1961. 

The three main types of commodities—agricultural or soft (corn, cotton, beans, rice, wheat, etc.), energy (coal, crude oil, natural gas, gasoline, etc.), and metals (silver, gold, platinum, copper, etc.)—are all included. 

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BT 11/2306 - COMMODITIES: RAW MATERIALS (Code 3G): Exports of cotton yarn. Problems and estimates., 1944-1945

Date:1944-1945
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C02
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2306

BT 11/2475 - COMMODITIES: RAW MATERIALS (Code 3G): Exports of Cotton yarn. General problems and estimates., 1945

Date:1945-1945
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C05
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2475

BT 11/2488 - COMMODITIES: RAW MATERIALS (Code 3G): Exports of Flax. Problems and estimates., 1945-1946

Date:1945-1946
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C06
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2488

BT 11/2650 - COMMODITIES: APPAREL AND TEXTILES (Code 3A): Report on Marketing of Cotton Piece Goods abroad., 1945

Date:1945-1945
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C07
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2650

BT 11/2775 - COMMODITIES: CHEMICALS (Code 3B): Correspondence regarding export of Vitamin A pharmaceutical preparations to British markets., 1945

Date:1945-1945
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73396-C08
Archive Reference(s):BT 11/2775
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