Holland Leads Purchasers With $11,774,043 Total Washington, Feb. 1.
The United States exported during 1988 nearly a half of its total production of aviation materials, the War Department revealed today.
The money received fcr these exports totalled $68,000,000, of which 4 per cent, came from purchaser-countries in the Pacific.
Holland and the Netherlands Indies were best customers. buying materials valued at $11,774,043. Japan was next with purchase totalling $11,062,447, while China followed with $691,713 worth of purchases. Then, in the order named, came the Argentine, Soviet Russia, Great Britain, Canada, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, Australia and Hongkong.
Orders in hand for 1939 indicate that Europe will be the greatest buyer this year.
Statistics upon the export of scrap iron last year showed that Japan bought 1,381,901 tons, while Great Britain purchased 309,319 tons, showing a decrease on figures for 1937, Italy and the Reich on the contrary increased their orders, buying 497,025 and 230,908 tons respectively.—Havas.
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