Taking the British and Japanese Empires, the United States and France with their dependencies, and Germany as single units, the value of trade—accounting for more than 80 per cent. of China's total.
Individually the order of import nce of the various countries for the year 1936 is found to be the United "States of America, Japan, Germany, Values of Commodities Imports of metal manufactures, not otherwise recorded, increased by $0.8 million and leaf tobacco by $6.3 million, while the import of raw cotton declined by $149 million and Kerosene oil by $7.9 million. On export account, trade with the United States was valued at $180 million as against $196 million, or an Increase of 37 per cent, Wood el advanced by $24 million odd, bristles by $6.7 million, undressed goat skins by $83 million, dressed or undressed lamb skins by $18 million, eross-stitch work and embroideries, other than silk, "by $64 milieu, groundnut all by $2.5 million, and raw cotton by $9.7 million, Export to the United States of America of sesamum seed declined by $34 million. In the case of Japan imports rose from $139 million to $153 million, oF by 10 per cent. The principal increase, §7 million, appears under the heading of metals and ores. Imports of cotton piece goods, however, declined by almost the same figure, $09 million, and sugar by $3.8 mil-on, Exporis to Japan were valued at $102. million as compared. with '$82 "million, an Increase of 24 per cent. Raw cotton was higher "by nearly $5 million, while hides, sesamum' seed, and' coal advanced by $23. million, $13 million, and $3.7 million respectively. The export cotton yarn was lower by $13 million. "Great Britain's imports. stood at $110 million as against $8 mil~ Hon, a 12 per cent. Increase, There was an Inereose of close on $6 mil-Vion in the import of locomotives: fand tenders and of nearly $5 million lurider wool and manufactures thereof, The import of paper ware and articles made of paper, not otherwise recorded, also increased by $5 million, "while were lower by $24 million. Exports to Great Britain totalled $65 mil-ion, as against $49 million, an improvement of 32 per cent. Animal products were higher by almost $7 million, hides leather, and skins (furs) "by $2 million, "wood oil by $17 million, and broad beans by early $1 million. Raw silk (white, steam filature) and antimony regulus were each higher by approximately half a million dollars. Prom British India the import of rice and paddy declined by $14 million, while the
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