The New York herald., 1921-12-28
U. S. EXPORTS SHOW
HEAVY DROP IN 1924
In First Eleven Months De-
cline So, 1886, ,OO0-Im-
ports Also Down.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81 American
business houses exported s4,1S9,S43.oo0
In merchandise in the first eleven
months of this year. according to fig
ures made public to-day by the Depart
ment of Commerce, which also gave
at $2.271,79 900. In the corresponding
eleven months in 1920 their exports to-
tailed s7.507.729,0 900 and their imports
$5,012, ,424 200.
The declining trade was shown fur
ther in statistics for November, in which
their exports were $294,437.0 900 in con-
trast to S343,597,000 in October and
$676.52S 900 in November, 1920. Their
imports in November were S211. 900.
In October they were $294,437,000 and
in November, 1920, were 1921 .209. 900.
Europe. as in 1920, drew the bulk of
American foreign shipments, the figures
showing that in November merchandise
valued at $153,349,00O went there, max
ing the total for the eleven months
S2,209.35S.0 900. Neighboring North
American countries received $71.646,000
in November shipments and $1.067,446,-
600 in the eleven months.
Exports to South American countries
III lHS eleFtH months were 9Aof, l-V,VVV
or about 40 per cent of the value of
commodities sent them in the corre-
spending 1920 period.
To Asia, the figures show, was shipped
merchandise valued at $439 ,416,000 in
the eleven months. but in the corre-
spending 1920 period the shipments were
valued at $716, ,737 00o. In eleven months
of this year Americans shipped S147,-
10000 and s6S.s37,000 to Oceania and
Africa respectively. In the eleven
months of last year exports to Oceania
were $3.50, 9,93SOO0 and to Africa $149 069. 900.
Imports from Europe in the frs.
elevan months of the year were $685.
263,000. against 81 160. .410, 900 in the corrc-
spending 1920 period. From Canada,
Mexico and Central American countries
the imports of the former period were
S702, 1880, 800. in contrast to S1,573. 10000 in
the eleven months of 1920. From South
America the business houses in the
United States imported s26S 607. 900 in the
first eleven months of this year In
the first eleven months of 1920 the i'm
ports were $725,114 600.
The imports from Asia totaled s494-
501 900 and 81 900, ,S74. 900 in the first eleven
month of this year and last year re-
spectively. Imports from Oceania to
December 1. 1921. were $40, 10000. In the
corresponding 1920 period they were
From Africa there came imports of
$3S, o53,OO0 in the first eleven months of
TINS year in contrast to STAG, ,S27 900 in the
corresponding 1920 period.
only to Africa and Oceania was the
outgoing trade of the United States
greater in November than it was in
October, the increase in the case of
Africa being 100000 and that of
Oceania $S,400000.
Exports to North American countries
were S71.646.00 for November in con-
trast to $77,177,000 in October; to South
America. S13,320,0O 600 against s15.277.-
OoO; Asia $41,1o4.0OO against s43,921,-
600; Oceania s10.151,000 against So
773,000; Africa S4.S65, 900 against S4,-
10000.
Imports from Europe were s70.242. 900
IN November against $66.729,00O in
october; from North American coun-
tries $56.317,ooO against s53.5O2. 900 :;
South America s26. .S07 900 against s17.-
7l1,0o0; Asia s46,S37. 900 against SAL
W. 100; Oceania s6.50s.OOO against
s2,s42.0 900.