THREE MINUTE 371 Report No.5 to the NATION Every fortnight—pin it up and talk it over Record Output, but— problem of world prices We are producing, and exporting, more than ever before. Total output to-day is independently estimated at from 10 to 20 per cent. above pre-war. Last October we pre-war: and we imported only live things for every six pre-war. Yet we fell short of paying our way that month by about £50 million. Why? Because world prices have gone against us, and we must pay so dearly for what we want: also we have lost overseas investments that paid for £100 million of imports a year.