The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-18
FOREIGN TRADE
RECORDS BROKEN
Our Exports Last Year Were
Over 81, 900, 100000.
HUGE GAIN MADE OVER 1912
Figures Just Published by Department
OF Commerce Show Great Britain to
Be Our Best Customer, With Canada
Seeond-Nation's Manufactures Es.
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 so, 1913, was the banner year in
the trade OF the United States with
foreign countries. the total trade ex-
ceeding S4.2150OO,0OO and surprising
the total trade of the fiscal year 1912
by over Sf2l.000,O00.
Imports into the United States In the
year exceeded l.Sl2O00.O0O and ex.
ports from this country exceeded 81
4GJ. 600. 900 making n balance OF trade
in our favor of over $500 100000 The
imports surpassed those of the fiscal
year 1912 10y over $3.50. 100000. and the
exports were more than S26l 100000
greater than those of last year.
Exports Of manufactured and partly
manufactured articles in the fiscal year
1918 exceeded Sl,50O0O0,O00 in value
and show an increase Of more than
Sl6S,O0O,OO0 over the preceding year
Comparison Of Exports.
The total exports of the three classes
of manufactures for the fiscal years
1912 and 1913 were as follows:
1872 1913.
Foodstuffs partly or
wholly manufac-
tured ............... sSls,sSs,493 1920. 4oi. tS2
Manufactures for
further use in man.
ufacturing .......... 34S.14o,52i 4OS.092ui
Manufactures ready
for consumption. 672. 26slGS 77s.OOs, $40
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Total ..............sl33 500, 2J6lS0 81 5o7, 4Ols 42
A survey of the above table shows
that the greatest gain in exports is in
manufactures ready for consumption,
in which class there was an increase
of more than sos, 100000 over 1912.
There was also substantial gain Of
over SG0,O00.0O0 in manufactures for
further use i'm manufacturing. but the
increase i'm foodstuffs partly or wholly
manufactured was only little over
S1,50O,O00.
Looking at the figures by grand di-
visions il will he seen that the aggre-
gate trade Of the United States with
Europe i'm the fiscal year just ended
was over S2,3Tl 100000, or more than
one half the total foreign trade. This
was divided into over $500, 100000
worth of imports and Sl,479O00,000
worth OF exports. balance of trade
in favor OF the United States of more
than $3.50. 100000.
Trade With Our Neighbors.
The aggregate trade with the other
countries of North America exceeded
S9I9,O00,OO0, of which over 1851 100000
were imports, and over SGT 100000
were exports. The remainder of the
foreign trade. amounting to about
S925,000,O00 was divided among Asia.
South America, Oceanica and Africa
in the order named.
The United Kingdom maintains its
position as the United States best GUS
toner. having purchased from US over
S5g7 900. 600 and sold us over S295 ,000,-
600 i'm the year. an aggregate trade or
more than $500. 100000 The second
best customer is Canada. which bought
over s415.0O 900 and sold us over S120.-
100000, a total trade exceeding $3.50
100000. Third comes Germany, which
bought over 1881 100000 and sold us
only little less than SlS9.000.OO0. an
aggregate trade OF more than $500
100000 France Is fourth. with pur-
chases i'm excess of Sl16.O00.O00 and
sales in excess of Si3G.OOO.OO0, n total
trade OF over S2S2 100000.