Arizona republican., 1910-06-13
A RETURN TO NORMAL
But In Many Cases Figures
Surpass Those Before the
Panic of 1907 so Year
Will Be the Heaviest in
Trade History

Washington. June 2.-International
commerce shows marked improve
ment in all the principal countries of
the world. Figures of imports and
exports compiled by the Bureau OF
statistics OF the department of COM
merce and labor show. in nearly every
case. larger imports and larger ex-
ports in the current commercial year
than in the year Immediately preced-
ing.
The bureau of statistics complies
each month for presentation in its
monthly summary Of commerce and
finance a statement showing the total
imports and total exports of each of
the principal countries for such por-
tion OF its commercial year as may be
available. taking these statements
from the official reports Of the coun-
tries in question. The table includes
returns from thirty-two countries of
the world and shows not only the total
imports and total exports during that
portion of the year as has elapsed. An
examination of this statement of av-
erage monthly imports and exports.
country by country. shows a marked
advance in the current year ov con-
ditiOns in the corresponding periods
of last year. and thus a return to at
least the normal conditions of COM
mercial activity. the record being in
many cases higher than ever before.
International trade. as is well
known, fell off in the period follow
ing the financial depression of I907-S.
and as a consequence the import and
export figures of nearly all countries
were smaller in 1908 than in the i'm
mediately preceding year. The in
crease shown by the figures of the
current year is. therefore. in most
cases, more distinctly a return 10 nor
NAL conditions than an actual advance
over those which existed prior to the
financial depression of 19O7-S. In
many cases. however. the figures Of
the current year are materially larger
than ever before and it is probable
that the total of international trade in
the calendar year 1910 will surpasS
that of any former year.
That the upward trend in the trade
movement is more distinctly a recov-
cry from the depression following the
financial troubles Of 19O7-S is appar-
ent from an examination of the fig
ures of the bureau or statistics. The
average monthly expectations of the
United Kingdom during ten months
ending with April of the current year
amount to 1643 million dollars. against
1853 million dollars IN the correspond
ing ten months one year ago and 170.3
million dollars two years ago. On the
import side the monthly average OF
the current year is 1865 million dol
lars. against 243 million dollars one
year ago. 256 million dollars two years
ago and 26O.5 million dollars three
years ago.
From Germany the monthly average
exports during the four months Tor
which figures are available We're. in
the current year. 140 million dollars.
! against l2O million in the correspond
ing period one year ago. and $50 mill
ion in the corresponding period two
| years ago. Germanys imports showed
a monthly average in the four months
for which figures are available were
in the current year. lao million dol
lars. against 12O million dollars in the
corresponding period one year ago and
13O million in the corresponding period
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