1936 Compared with Previous Year by Geneva Geneva, July 20 The League of Nations review of world trade for 1936 placed imports and exports ct $25,621,000,000 to-day, eight per cent. above 1935. The figure, however, was only one-third of that Set in 1929.
The United Statts showed a record in 1936 of accounting for 112 per cent, of the world's total imports. This represented a gain of.9 per cent. from the United States' 103 per cent. in 1935.
The United Kingdom claimed 182 per cent of the world's total imparis, as compared with 174 in 1935. France accounted for 7.09 per cent. Of the world's total exports, an increase of.05 per cent. over the previous year.
The United States was credited with 1L7 per cent. of the world's total exports, as compared with 118 per cent in 1935. Britain's export amounted to 108 per cent of the Orld's total, representing a decline of 4 per cent. during the year. France supplied 5.8 per cent. of the world's exports as compared with 64 per cent. in 1935.
As for the total share of world trade, the United States showed 114 per cent. in 1936 as compared with 144 per cent. in 11935; Britain, 14.5 per cent. in 1936 as against 13 per cent. in the previous year; Germany, 85 per cent. in 1936 as compared with 9.7 per cent. in 1935; and France, 58 per cent. in 1936 ab against 64 per cent. in the preceding year—United Pres:
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