Washington, Oct. 6.
'The decline.of the dollar has had a vital effect on the foreiga trade of fre United States, the, Department of' Commerce announced to-day.
the total import and export trade sith the Oren setued" Ggeii0e 200" compared with G.$71,120,000 in jaly this year to Regist, The trade for' August our ago was but G-440,171,000.
part of this increase' was due been to the slump of the dollar, which de-of clined 27 Der cent, during the year, the Department said, and some of if was due toa general improvement business, During August this year, Japan was the country's best customer and oral exports to. that country were
July: were only G.#471,000.
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