The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-02-18
Department OF Commerce Issues
Report Showing Exports and
Imports Of Nation for
Year 1913
BALANCE OF TRADE
in FAVOR OF u. S.
And Shows Increase for Preceding
Year Europe Uncle Sans
Best Customer and North
Amer. Neighbors Next
Telegram BY unlred Press.

Telegram by unired Press.
Washington. Feb. lS-The detailed
figures OF the bureau OF foreign and
domestic commerce, department of
commerce, show the imports into and
the exports from the United States for
the month of December, 1918, and the
calendar year 1913 In comparison with
the corresponding periods Of 1912. by
grand divisions and principal coun.
tries.
Europe is FAR in the lead among the
grand divisions bot hin selling to un
and in buying from us. Our imports
from that grand division in 1913 were
ss64.9S6.250 or s35.O17 ,694 less than in
1912, and practically one half our total
imports. Our exports thereto in the
past year were 81 .4s9, ,572 1863, or s32,-
l2o,529 more than in 1912, and almost
three fifths our total exports. The
balance OF trade with Europe is strong
ly in favor of the United States and
is increasing, amounting TO 1854. $780,
llS in 1913 as compared with 1861. .f47.-
500 in the preceding year.
North America is second. selling to
us goods valued at ssSe.95l, l7e in 1918
and buying from us goods aggregating
S60l. .f7G.l59 IN value. Although our
imports from North America increased
S16,141. 26o, as compared with 1912, our
exports to that grand division increas.
ed $2s.177. 500 and the trade balance
in our favor grew from Sl99. .4Ss,647 in
1912 to S2ll.524,9SS in 1913.
Asia. South America. Oceanica and
Africa follow in the order named in
selling to us, and in buying from us
South America ranks third, with Asia
next, followed by Oceanica and Africa.
This order was the same in both 1912
aad 1913. With all four Of these grand
divisions the balance of trade is
against us, but the total balance Of
trade for the four amounts to only
| l$154.s39lf7 in 1918. The growth OF
trade strongly favors the United
States, for, with a volume Of business
in 1913 amounting to S1S,636.170 more
than in 1912. the balance of trade
against us was sS0,952.452 less.
Looking at the figures by principal
countries it win be seen that. although
our total trade with the United King
dom decreased from $919.s57.5 .572 in
1912 to SS62, ,6s7 1856 in 1913. that coun-
try retained by a wide margin its
place as our best customer. OF this
decrease Of s57.270.1s7. only si6,242.-
500 was in exports TO the United King
dom and 4i.O276ls was in imports
therefrom. thus showing an increase
Of S24,7S5.049 in the balance of trade
in favor Of the United States.
Canada. which was third in 1912
with a total trade Of s495. .9e5. .094 is
second in 1913 with trade amounting to
s545.6ts.374. Although there was an
increase in the values Of 10th imports
and exports. the greater increase was
in our exports to that country and the
balance Of trade favoring the United
states was larger in 1913.
In 1912. Germany was second with !
total Of s5l6,49s,474. but dropped t.
third place in 1918 despite an increas'
= in the tosal tade to s5s6.l4l. .sss
: Again there & found an increasing
trade balance favoring the Unite'
: States. for the growth in exports 4
' Germany in 1913 was greater than tn
' growth i ntotal trade, there being
' slight decrease in imports from tina
country.
= France continues in fourth posItio
with an aggregate trade with US j
1918 Of 2s2,S5e. .4oa. only a slight AZ
vance over 1912. in which year til
trade amounted to S2Ss.14e.t54.
For the month Of December. 1911
the United Kingdom. Germany. canad
and France stood in the order name
in the magnitude Of their total trad
with the United States With the fir
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