Berlin, May '16.
'The deficit shown by the Reich trade balance for the first quarter of the year 1095 is three times greater that of the first quarter last. year, the figures released here yesterday revealed, While' the negative trade balance for January, February and March 1034 was listed only at Marks 50,000,- 00, the deft for, the same period ing chiefly' due to Germany's exports. abroad Exports showed an increase of ten per cent. as compared with April, 1934, the rise being due almost entirely to shipments of manufactured Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation For the first four months of the current year the excess of imports lover exports of merchandise, amount-fed to. £81,100,000 of £14,000,000 less than in the corresponding period of 1934.
Owing to. the Easter holidays, there were fewer working days in Aprit than inthe previous month and comparisons were affected by this factor.
The total value of imports for last months was £80,844,000, for the previous month £60,500,000, for April, 1934, £56,326,000.
Exports last month totalled £23, 010,000, the previous month £35,952, 00, April, 1984, £30,100,000.
eRegepaTts in April amounted to £4203.000, March £4472,000, April, 1034, "25,619,000.
During the first four months of the current year, imports amounted to £237,712,000 as compared with £230,871,000 last year.
Exports totalled £138,498.000 as compared with £124.813,000 last year. Re-Exports £18,060,000 as compar-fed with £19,923,000 last year.—Wireless throughout Reuter.
Hongkong)
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