Washington, Feb. 6, China's trade with the United States Jin 1940 far surpassed both Imports Jand exports in 1939 while trade with Japan last year decreased the Department of Commerce announced today.
American exports to China in 1940 totalled US$77,056,000 as compared [with US$85,014,000 In 1939, while imports from China in the past year Jamounted to US$03,001,000 as _compared with US$61,831,000 in 1939, In 1940 American exports to Japan Jamounted to US§227,204,000 as compared with US$232,184,000 in 1939, Imports from Japan last year totalled 'US$158,376,000 as compared with US§161,212,000 for 1939, Total trade with the 'Philippines in [1940 also decreased, the United States exporting goods worth US$03,335,000 Jas compared with US$09,039,000 and importing goods totalling' US$80,071,- [000 as compared with US$01.927,000,—United Press, Tinplate Production in
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