The New York herald., 1921-02-03
AMERICAN EXPORTS
RISE,BARRING ALLIES
Only Fall Is TO Britain. France
and Italy. Whence I'm
ports Increase.
GERMAN GAIN F0URFOLD
Trade With South America
Passed the Billion Mark
i'm 1920.

wAsHINGroN. Feb 9 - Increased
freight traffic with Germany. South
America. the Orient. West Indies and
North America accounted in large meas
ure for the record breaking foreign trade
OF the United States in 1920.
A compilation Of American exports
and imports last year by countries.
issued TODAY by the Department OF
Commerce, shows that exports TO Great
Britain. France and italy fell of
sharply. Those countries. however. in
creased their shipments 10 the United
states. as did practically all the other
important nations.
American trade with the four nrinci.
pal South American countries--Brazil.
Argentina Chile and Cruguay--totalled
approximately SI.044,00O.O 900. as COM
pared with s917. .000. 900 in 1919. Amcri-
can exports TO those countries increased
more than 500. 900. 900 during 1890. to-
falling S457, 900. 600: whereas imports
from those countries ncres sed only about
$4,000. 900. the total being S5S7. 000. 600.
Trade with Germany during the year
nearly quadrupled. aggregating s40o.-
600. 900. but fell far short OF that before
the war. Exports to Germany reached
S311.000000. against sS9.000,00o the
veal before, and imports from that
country totalled 5000, 900. as COM
pared with 10000 900 the year before.
Under the reparation terms agreed
upon recently by the Allies Germany
would have paid to those countries
s10.560, 1868 on her trade to the United
States. this sum equalling the IL per
cent. tag which it is proposed 20 impose
on Germany's exports.
Proportiona tely the increase in the
volume of trade with Germany was
greater than that with any other coun-
try last year. Shipments of American
goods to England. France and italy
were far below those in 1919. but i'm
ports from those countries showed SUBJ
stantial increases.
Exports to Great Britain in 1920 to-
tailed only s1.S25, ,029.9l7. as compared
with s2,27S,557,52t. while imports from
that country increased from s309.1s9, 365
to s513,S46,s0l. France took American
goods to the value of S676.1e3.267. COM
pared with ss93.S59. .996 the year before.
while its shipments to the United states
we're s165654,7o3, compared with S12S,-
s19.225. Italy imported from the United
States goods valued at 1871. .767..Tf. COM
pared with s442.676.S42, and sent goods
to this country valued at s75.S57,57s.
compared with s59060.075
Cuba Makes Big Gain.
American trade with Cuba alone ia
1920 exceeded $1,000, 600, 600. increasing
nearly $500. 900 when compared with
1919. Exports of s515,O0o,oo0 to the
island republic showed an increase OF
s247.o00,O 900, while imports of sT21, ,00o,-
100 from the republic represented an in
crease of S303 O0O.O 900
Spain was tho only principal European
country which increased its purchases
of goods in the American market, ex-
ports TO that country aggregating $751;
100000, an increase of $50, 900, 900 over
1919. 1t also was the only principal
European country TO decrease it's ship
ments to the United States. the total
OF s42 100000 representing a decrease OF
about $7.000,000 as compared with 1919
Imports OF s414,654000 from Japan
last year showed an increase OF only
$1,000. 900, while exports TO the country
of S377.961,000 showed an increase OF
only s11.oo0.00o
Exports to China increased 10000
900 to s145.736, 900. while shipments re-
ceived from China increased s3s,000,-
900 10 s1s2.705. 900.
Central America imported SS6,475,00O
worth of American goods. an increase of
ss1,000,000. while its shipments to this
country increased sea, 600. 900 TO $780,
$4,000.
In December exports to Germany were
s5s.43s.000. as compared with S17,2s7, 900
the same month the year before. while
imports were s5.e66,0oO. as against
s2.4s0. 900 in December 1919.
other Countries.
Exports and imports for other coun-
frfa fvs 4
cember. 1919. were as follows
Trance-Exports. sss.00O. OO0. ss3.-
$4,000; imports, s11,ss5.OOO. $685.
900.
Itsfy-Exports, sSI,s4i, 900. s39. 1885,
900; imports. s46Ss.000 S7.23e.0 900.
Great Britain-Exports S1ss 1000, I
sfs2.121,000; imports. s1s.3S4 900. s42.-
$4,000.
Spain--Exports. s17.O19,O00. s9,531,- /
900: imports. $4,000. 900. 5000 900.
canada--Exports. s61,e9s.O00. STl,- (
et6,16S; imports. $50 SOC. 900. $iS.000.- /
900.
observation-disclosures. S2S, S,206, 600. s1O.- I
$4,000 imports. $9.454 900. sf7 300. 600. /
Brazil-Exports. s19.2s3.oO s5.799.- /
900; imports, ss,5Ss.0O0. $3.50 900.
chile-Exports. S7,362,O00. $4,000 900
imports S7.S29.000. s7.202 900.
Uruguay-Exports. $3,21s.000 81 .635,-
goo; imports. $4,000, s1s20000.
Iapan-Exports. $is.352. 900. S42.
o00 imports. s11,93S,O0O, s42,723. .000
China-Exports s13,G69, 900. s6.129,- I
900 imports. s7,772 900, Si4.723000.
Central America Exports, s7.774.- :
0oo. Ss,315o0e imports. $500, 900. (,
t2to4.000.
Mexico--Exports. ,3l,ss9OO0 st2,- /
$4,000: imports. S14,SOS.0Oo. s15.13s.- F.
Ooo.
Cuba--Exports. Si5.357.00O. s35,f4T,- /
900 imports. sl0799. 600. s15.sO4.O00.