The Archive · 1937

Far Eastern Conflict Curbs World Trade

Gold Value for August Down from July by 3 per Cent.

London, Oct. 18.

A Geneva message states that the effect of the Far Eastern crisis has had on world trade is revealed by the monthly statistics of kho League's economic intelligence service.

The gold value of world trade in August was three per cent. less than the figure for July. Not only did world imports decline considerably, but exports were much less.—Wireless through Reuter.

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