570,00 worth of goods, which constituted more than half her entire exports to Europe. In addition to that exports to Eire (Irish Free State) amounted to Y.1,750,000. The next best customers were France, Y31,- 279,000, Germany, Y2473000, and Holland, ¥.10,125,000. The figure for Britain contrasts with Y.152,615,000 during the same period in 1937, and Y.194,16,000 in 1996.
On the other Japan's imports from Britain amounted to Y.80,516,000. This was far exceeded by the imports fróm Germany, amounting to Y460,- 202,000. Imports from Sweden were Y.31021,000, which was next after Britain, followed by Switzerland with 18,573,000. Imports from Eire were negligible. The figure for Britain compares with ¥.94,977,000 in 1997, and Y.69,069,000 in 1936, in the corresponding periods.
It is of interest to note that Japan's exports to Italy, one of her partners in the anti-Comintern pact amounted to ¥2,707,000, and her imports from "that country were Y.4,993,000.
Japan's exports to Australia during the eleven-month periods in 1938, 1937 and 1936 were practically stationary, the respective figures being Y.63,506,000, Y.63,759,000 and Y.66,- 340,000. There was a marked change, however, in the imports from Australia The amount for 1938, Y.77.- of 131,000, showed the drastic cut of 50 per cent. compared with the same period in 1937, Y.152,121,000, while the imports in the 1936 period were valued at Y.180,353,000.
The chief item of import from the Commonwealth was, of course, wool, of which 73,802,000 lb. was brought in valued at Y.61,433,000. This wa: the bulk of Japan's entire wool imports, which were valued at Y.89, 806,000.
Imports of Australian wool in the 1987 period were Y.110,765,000, and in 1996 ¥.147,493,000.
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