Washington, June 3.
Imports to the United States from Japan during the first four months of the year were almost fifty per cent. lower than during the same period last year, the Department of Commerce announced today. Exports to Jspan, however, declined only about ten per cent.
Through April, imports from Japan totalled 'U.S.$40,831,000 compared with U.S.$74,184,0007; in the first quarter last year', while exports amounted to U.S.$91.379.000 compared with U.S.$104.261,000.
Imports in April totalled U.S.$10.- 519,000 compared with U.S.$20,428,000 and exports reached U.S.$28,837.000 compared with U.S.$26,939,000, The United States imported U.S $15,148,000 worth of goods from China in the first four months of the year compared with U.S.$39,343,000 last year. Exports to China totalled U.S $13,913,000 compared with U.S.$20.- 358.—United Press.
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