Evening star., 1932-11-07
ID Nations September Fiq-
ureS Top August, and 5 Are
Better Than in 1881.
$22,820,834 is GAIN
FOR MONTH THIS YEAR
Commerce Department Reveals
$33,57S,305 Trade Balance
Favorable to America.

Demand for American goods in
foreign countries is strengthening. the
Commerce Department said today in a
report showing IA countries had i'm
ported more of this country's goods in
September than for the previous month
and five had shown increases in i'm
ports over September, 1881.
This increased demand sent the total
value of exports Of the United States
up $22,820,634 for September over
August, according TO the report.
For the month, this country had a
favorable balance in foreign trade of
S33,57S,3O5, as compared with S9.643.-
0O6 IN September last year. This is of
particular significance because of the
l3 per cent depreciation in the dollar
in exports and "a per cent depreciation
In the import dollar, the department
said
Inc total value Of exports in Sep
tember was sl32 ,026,O55, While imports
were S98,447,750. Cumulative figures
Tor the nine-month period with Sep
tember showed a favora BILE trade bal
ance OF sl73171.352 as compared with
favorable balance of S223.lOO.438 for
the same period last year.
Fourteen Record Nations.
The IA countries taking more goods
in September than August were Bel
GUM, France, Germany, Irish Free
State, Netherlands. Russia, Spain Great
Britain, Cuba. Brazil. Japan. Australia,
New Zealand and British South Africa.
The five countries which increased
their exports during September over
the same month last year were France,
Germany, Netherlands, Brazil and
Australia.
More concrete evidence of improve
ment in this country's foreign trade
have been discarnible, the department
said in commenting on the report.
Germany has experienced a number Of
revivifying influences. it added. and to-
ward the end of September there was q
notable decrease in that cOuntry's un-
employment
The department said retail trading in
the United Kingdom is gaining slightly
in all sections and there has been
small decrease in Unemployment; off,
setting these gains ere the labor un-
settlement in cotton textiles and de-
crease in export trade during September.
The outlook in the Irish Free State is
not especially promising.
A change for the better in France.
which first appeared in September, has
subsequently become more marked ana
has been reflected in a decided fall in
unemployment. Belgium IS apparently
making real. though gradual, progress
toward recovery.
After a considerable period Of mark
ing time with merely a hopeful under
tone. Italian business is now manifest
ing several concrete evidences OF I'M
provement In Spain and Portugal
bumper wheat crops. with the prospect
of reduced imports. are an encouraging
factor; in the latter there IS also some
advance in textile manufacturing.
Czechoslovak Scale Raise.
Some Czechos,ovak industries are
raising their scale of operations
Eastern Europe remains in the throes
of depression. except that Greek exports
are showing a stronger tendency. and
that Rumania'S favorable trade balance
is tending to increase over last years.
Prospects are fairly bright in the Scan
dinavian countries. with crops generally
good in all three countries, with in
dustrieS moderately active in Denmark.
and with Norwegian sentiment more
optimistic despite the absence Of any
definite improvement
The best customer in September was
the United Kingdom, which. purchased
goods worth 25.728.103. Canada was
second with Sl8,745,l60, and Germany,
third with sl5.790,684
The United Kingdom was likewise the
best customer over the nine-morth
period. with total purchases of S209,-
163824, followed by Canada, with
S189110,o91.
The chief source of imports during
September was Canada, which sold mer-
chandise to America valued at l2,507,-
799, followed by japan, whose sales
amounted to Sl2.135.255.
The same order was maintained in
the nine-month cumulative figure, which
showed purchases from Canada of
Sl36, ISL, and Japan, 500, ,45l,872.
European Trade Proportion.
Almost half Of United States exports
during the nine-month period closing
in September we're absorbed by Conti-
mental Europe. which bought goods
worth S564 62322
Europe was also the principal source
CT supply. selling America merchandise
worth S2S7,8l2,256. followed closely,
however by Asia. which sold the United
States S275, ,l49.3 322 in merchandise dur
ing the nine months.
Textile exports from the United States
in the nine-mCnth period maintained
about the same level as in 1881, but i'm
ports declined 40 per cent.
Total textile shipments in the Janu-
ary-September period were valued at
S277,024C00, a gain of slightly more
than l per cent over 1881. Textile i'm
ports in the nine-month period this
year we're valued at sl81, ,728,O00.