January Figures Show Drop in Imports Washington, Mar. 10.
American exports to the Orient increased while imports decreased during January. as compared with thi same month of last year, the Department of Commerce announced today.
Exports to the Far East increased from $42,589,000 in January, 1937, to $46,908,000 for the same month this year.
Imports to the Orient, however, dropped from $68,372,000 in January of last year to $53,682,000 for January 1938.
Leading Far Eastern exporters to the -United States were: China, $3,873,000 in January, 1938, and $6,405,000 in January, 1937: Japan, $11,496,000 in January, 1938, and $17,683,000 in the same month last year. Imports from the Philippines during January totalled $6,159,000 as compared with $6,260,000 for the same month last year.—United Press.
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