The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-04
FOREIGN TRADE SHOWS INCREASE
 OF 100 PER CENT
Exports of United States to Europe Gain Greatly
 in 21a Years.

Exports of the United States to Eur 1 ope in the first two and a half years l of the war show an increase of over ! 100 per cent when compared with the two and a half years immediately
 preceding the war, and the imports decrease of 33 per cent. Exports to the whole world show an increase or :; about S0 per cent, and imports an l increase of 10 per cent. This state anent is the result of an analysis Dy ! the National City Bank of New York' I comparing the foreign trade Of the 1 United States in the 30 months from August 1, 1914 to February l, 1917, with the 30 months from February l, ]. 1912 to August 1, 1914, a period of normal trade conditions.
 The total trade of the United States ir. the first two and onevhalf years of tho war aggregates sis, ,623, ,0O0,- { 0oo against $1O, s9.o00,000 in the two \and one-half years immediately
 preceding the war. Exports show total of s10,562,000,000 against $6,- sS2,0O0,000, and imports $5,061,0 ,000,- 900, and imports $5.061, 100000
 against $4,s0s,Ooo.oo0.
 Trade with Europe shows greater changes than with other grand d1-
 visions, while the exports. of manu-
 factures and imports of Tnanufactur- ing materials are the striking features when considered by articles. Exports to Europe in the war period are $1,- 64S, ,00O,0 ,000 against $3.565,000,000 de- spite the fact that the exports to the Central Powers in the war period are but $1e, 100000 against $S65.0OO,0OO in xlae pre-war period. Imports from
 Europe are but $1,506, 100000 against $2,207, 100000 in the pre-war period, those, from the Central Powers are but $90,O0O,000 against $542,0OO,OOO in the pre-war period. Exports to North America are $1,771, 100000 against $1,428,0O0 900; South ArneriA ca s417,00O,000 against $335, 100000;
 Asia (exclusive of material for Rus sia via vladivostok) $3S4,000,000 against $290,00O.00 Imports from North Americax are $1,392,0OO,OOO against $1, 1,00S, ,0OO,0 900; South America $9o6, 100000 against $551,000,000; Asia $s69. 100000 against $6So,OOo,- 900.
 In exports by articles the greatest ! growth occurs in the group "manu- ', factures," amounting to $6,OS3, ,OOO,- ! 900 against $2,831, 100000 in the pre- war period, food products $2.b63,00 600 against $1.133,000.000. Manufac-
 turing material exported shows a de-
 cline, being $1,523, 100000 against $1,- S06, ,0O0, 900 in the pre-war period.
 The chief increase in imports oc-
 crrs in manufacturing material, be-
 ing $2.015,0O0,O 1000 in the war period
 against $1,5S2,O00,000, foodstuffs $1.-
 357,O00,O00 against $1,12S,OOO.O0o,
 while manufactures show a decline,
 amounting in the. war period to but
 41.646.OOO,OOO against $1,859,O0O,OO0
 in the pre-war period. The miscellan-
 eous group in exports is $246,000,00o a9afnst $20,OO0, due to the fact that over one million horses and mules, in- cluded in that group, were exported to Europe during the war period.
 The chief articles forming the
 growth in exports are: explosives.
 which amount to $9S2,000,000 against
 S14,OO0,00O in the pre-war period;
 manufactures of brass, chiefly mater
 ial for shells, $407,000,000 against
 s21.ooo, 900; automobiles $255, 5,ooo,o0o
 against $79,00O,000; chemicals $276,-
 900 900 against $S7,0o0,000; bread
 stuffs $1,278,000,Ooo against $449,-
 ooo,o00; meats $638,000,000 against
 s3e8,O00,00O; sugar $15S,0OO,0OO against $6,o0o,000;4 horses and mules $235,000,00O against $12,000,0O0; cot ton manufactures $26o, 100000 against
 3,0o0,0O0; woolen manufactures
 ss1,000, 900 against $11,0C0,o00; zinc
 s1O7.0OO.OOO against $2,OOO,OOO;
 manufacturers of iron and steel S1,- 434,00O,000 against $s95,000,000; cot ton $1,131, ,000,O0 against $1,3S2,00o, 900 In the pre-war period.
 Changes in movements to and from
 principal countries are. to the United Kingdom. exports for the war period
 s3.571,000,O00 against $1,439,000 600; France s1,545,oo0,000 against sS6s,- GOO, 1000; Italy 100000 against
 s184,O00,0O0; Russia $714,O00,0OO against $e7 7,oo0, 600; while to Germany
 the exports were s16,o00,000 against ss04,O00,O0O in the pre-war period
 Austria-Hungary less than S1,O0O,0O0 against s57,000,0 and Belgium $67,-
 100000 (chiefly relief supplies) against s154, 100000, in the pre-war
 period.