W. Sept. 1.
China's favourable trade balance with the United States in July was U, S$1,226,000 while Japans unfavourable balance amounted to U.S.$5,344,000, the Department of Commerce announced today, China's exports to the United States in July totalled U.S,$3,508,000 compared to U, S.$3,486,000 in June, Japan's July exports to America were US. $8,594,000 compared to U.S$10,688,000 the previous month.
In July, China imported from the United States _U.S.$2,372,000 worth of goods and Japan, U, S.$13,938,000, Each country imported roughly fifty per cent, compared to their totals for the previous July, Japan's sales in the United States were about half that of July, 1937, but China's were only one-third.
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