New-York tribune., 1920-11-14
Cuba Leader i'm
Sale of Goods i'm
American Market
Canada Second as Seller.
but First as Purchaser of
u. S. Merchandise; 38 Per
Cent of Trade Is British

Probably not one American in a
million could tell the name of the
country from which the United States
purchased imports of the greatest value
in the fiscal year ended June 30, 1920,
says The American Economist. That
country was Cuba. and the value of the
goods bought reached the large total
Of $685. 900.
The second country in the impor-
tance of our purchases Of imports was
Canada, whose total sales to the United
States aggregated $537,377, 900.
Great Britain might be expected to
nose in somewhere in such compila-
tion.' it is stated. "and she does, but
after Japan, the latter's exports to
this country aggregating in value $527,-
100000. The value Of our imports from
Great Britain last year was 1924, ,02O,-
900, not much behind Japan.
"There is big drop to the country
whose exports to the United States
ranks next, or fifth, in value. Brazil.
$281,217,000. The next country whose
exports to us run to nine figures, and
which ranks sixth in the order of value.
is Argentina, $257,7s3,ooo, constituting
the value Of our imports from that
great South American country. China
ranks seventh, her exports to this coun-
try last year possessing q value Of
S226,sS7 900.
"Great as Cuba's exports to US were
in value last year, on account of which
she attained first rank IN the value of
what she bought from US, she has al
most no standing with Canada, which
ranks second in the value IF its exports
to US, Canada's purchases from us at
tanning the colossal figure of S890,135,-
600. But even at that, Cuba's pur-
chases from us, possessing a value Of
$396, 6,59$,000, bring her total trade with
the United States we'll into the billion
class.
But Great Britain last year took
first rank in the value of her imports
from us, which were four times the
value of our imports from her. Our
Dill against Great Britain for exports
shipped to her last year was $2,151,-
,000-more than one-fourth of all
our exports, measured by value, having
gone to Great Britain. France bought
from US goods valued at $716,811 900
last year, or more than four times as
much as we bought from her, measured
by values.
@'The purchases from US by the Meth.
eralands ran to the tidy total Of $254.-
449,OO0 last year, two and a half times
as much as we purchased from her.
Brazil's imports from us did not pos
sess value even one-half as large as
the value of our imports from her,
S115,O20,000 contenting her of what we
had to sell abroad. Chile took from US
goods worth $44 100000, or, say, 40 per
cent of the value of what we bought
from her, Argentina's purchases from
US, amounting to 167,146 900 in value.
being very respectable, proportionately,
when compared with those of Brazil
and Chile.
Japan seemed to want great deal
from US, as an offset to the vast GUAM
titles Of her goods we bought, our ex-
ports to Japan amounting in value, last
year to $46S,147,000. China being con-
tented with purchases from us valued
at only $11o,1 900. And, although we
purchased from the British East In
dies goods valued at $4o5,639 ,0oO. those
themselves with purchases from US
totaling but $96,062 900 in value.
Nearly 40 per cent (to be exact, 80
per cent? Of the foreign trade Of the
United States was with Great Britain
and her possessions throughout the
world, the total aggregating $5,111 ,e34,-
900, Of which $1,683,515,00o consisted
of our imports from them and 49,
428,118,00O represents the value Of
goods we sold to them during the
fiscal year which ended on June 80,
1920; that is to say, of all Of our i'm
ports nearly one-third came from
Great Britain and her possessions, to
which, in return, we sent AZ per cent
of all the goods we exported, value
being the standard of measure"