Tokyo, Oct. 1. Japan's trade registered a favour-last 10 days of September, according to figures released by the Ministry of Finance yesterday.
Exports totalled Y.176,072,000, an increase of 'Y.66,543,000 compared with the preceding 10 days, while imports amounted to Y.75,259,000, an increase of Y.1,688,000.
Increase in exports was attributed to larger shipments of raw silk, cotton fabrics and miscellaneous goods, to the rise of commodity prices due to the European war, and to the progress of export negotiations with foreign countries.
At the end of the third quarter this year ending September 30, the total of Japan's foreign trade showed an excess of exports over imports of '¥.400,700,000, compared to an excess of imports over exports of Y.97,410,- 000 in the corresponding period of last year.
During this period exports amounted to Y.2,719,500.000, an increase of about Y.700,000,000 over the corresponding period of last year. Imports amounted to Y.2,318,810,000, a gain of
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