Japan's total savings oh Mach 31 ated ty "Ynon00m, the Mi of ance canoumeed hers yesterday. Officials said they were Satisfied with the success of the saving-promotion campaign launched fon April 1 last year, which had caused a marked increase in savings.
Bonds. valued at ¥-4,550,000,000, or '¥.500,000,000 less than originally intended, wore Moated last" year. This included an isto of ¥.430,000,000 which was placed on sale on March 'The fall of £1,740,854 in exports for the dust quarler'of 1939, as compared with the same period' of the last year, was entirely accounted for by aniufactured goods, for which there was a decline of £313,714, offset by fan increase in food,' drinks and The largest single item of the decrease was Iron and steel and their manufactures, totalling £2,959,074, and next came cotton yarns and mantfac~ tures, amounting to, £1,585,373, Coal showed "a fall "of £409/708, although there was an increase of £959,876, as compared with 1937.
Among manufactured goods, which showed an increase, were vehicles, Including locomotives, ships, and air= raft, revealing a rise of £2,081,447, Against the first three months of 1938, Wireless and Reuter.
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