The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-08-20
FOREIGN TRADE
RECORDS BROKEN
Our Exports Last Year We're
Over S4, OO,OOO,OOO.
HUGE GAIN MADE OVER 1912
Figures Just Published by Department
Be Our Best Customer, With Canada
Second-Nat atoms Manufactures Elk
ports Shown to Be Growing Fast.


The detailed figures just given out In
Washington by the department of COM
merce show that the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1913, was the banner year in
the trade of the United States with
foreign countries. the total trade ex-
ceeding 4,275.0O0,O0O and surprising
the total trade of the fiscal year 1912
by over $421 100000
Imports into the United States in the
year exceeded $1,S12 100000 and eX-
ports from this country exceeded So
40 100000. making a balance of trade
in our favor of over $3.50. 900,0 900. The
imports surpassed those of the fiscal
year 1912 by over $3.50, 100000, and the
exports We're more than S261, 100000
greater than those of last year.
Exports of manufactured and partly
manufactured articles in the fiscal year
1913 exceeded 81 ,500000,O00 in value
and show an increase of more than
16S,000,000 over the preceding year.
Comparison of Exports.
The total exports of the three classes
Of manufactures for the fiscal years
1912 and 1913 We're as follows:
1872 1913
Foodstuffs partly or
wholly manufac-
tured .............. $31S S3S, 493 $500 4O1, AS.
NJ nu factureS for
further use in man
ufacturing ..... 34s.149.524 40s. 992, III
Manufactures ready
for consumption. 672. 26S 163 us, DOS. "a
Total .............sl339 $50 s.. 507. 401 81
A survey of the above table shows
that the greatest gain in exports is il
manufactures ready for consumption
in which class there was an increase
of more than S105, 100000 over 1912
/ There was also substantial gain o.
/ over $60.0O0,000 in manufactures FOL
/ further use in manufacturing. but tn,
4 increase in foodstuffs partly or wholly
manufactured was only a little owe
4 81, 500, 900.
/ Looking at the figures by grand di
visions it will be seen that the aggre
gate trade of the United States Will
Europe in the fiscal year just ended
was over $2,371 100000. or more tina
one-half the total foreign trade. Thi
was Wv lUtA lILO ohtI SCJ--opc,cO
worth of imports and S1.479,OOOOO
worth of exports, a balance of trad
in favor of the United States of NOR
than $5S6,0O0,O 900.
Trade With Our Neighbors.
The aggregate trade with the othe
countries of North America exceede
910.000O00, of which over 1851. 900. 90
were imports, and over SGT, 10000
We're exports. The remainder of tn
foreign trade. amounting to abou
1925 100000, was divided among Asia
South America, Oceanica and Afric
In the order named.
The United Kingdom maintains it
position as the United States best Gu:
toner. having purchased from us owe
S59T 100000 and sold US over $295, 900
600 in the year. an aggregate trade {
more than $500 100000. The secon
best customer is Canada. which bougl
over S41o. 100000 and sold us over S12O
100000, total trade exceeding $685.
100000. Third comes Germany. whic
bought over 1881 100000 and sold L
only a little less than $1S9. 100000. n
aggregate trade of more than $500
100000. France is fourth. with pu
chases in excess of S146.000,00O an
sales in excess of $13600O.OOO, tot;
trade of over $3.50. 100000.