The Research Department of the! Bank of China in pursuing the study China's foreign trade has produced another most valuable volume in succession to its well-received pub-cation which came out. in 1981 under the title of "Statistics of China's Foreign Trade 1912-1030." The present issue covers the period of 1930-33, and to make this recor excellent supplement is issued bringing the figures up to November, 1034. The work is based on the periodical reports of the Chinese Maritime Customs, but the collection of the figures in a single volume, with charts to give a picture of China's trade development. over a period of years, is obviously of great assistance all those who have to study trade conditions in this country. The new publication includes a" comparison from year to year of the principal commodities of China's import and export trade and of the changes in the direction of China's trade. with Jother countries. The Bank's policy to fx the price for its publications with a view only to covering the printing costs. "This pleasant attitude Fesults in giving the public the opportunity of obtaining a most informative guide to commercial knowledge at the very reasonable price of $150. The Bank itself, at its head Office, 22 The Bund, is' issuing the obligation to applicants. The period which the new volume covers as has already been indicated, is of great importance and so much stress laid pon the unfavourable balance of trade and its influence on _the currency problem, that no one who wishes to form conclusions on that subject can possibly do so. without Fecourse to statistics of this kind. Recent political events in, Manchuria have, of course, affected the Customs figures. So from the second half of 1952 onwards the foreign trade Sgures of the Manchurian ports have [perforce to be omitted. This is made. clear in the report which, in addition to its valuable tables, has sundry graphs to Glustrate different aspects ion (Tez-ling-ting-chtcchoto-kan "4K HI 9 li)
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