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Show ifiTsir irai Noticeable Decrease in Exports Ex-ports From U. S. Shown by Federal Report. WASHINGTON, Oct. '23. Record-breaking Record-breaking imports and a noticeable drop in exports were the outstanding features of the country's foreign trade in September Sep-tember as revealed in a statement issued today by the department of commerce. Imports for September amounted to $4::5, 000, 000, which is ?92,000,000 more than the previous high record, established in July of this year. The total for' September Sep-tember of last year was 5202,000,000. Dur-in" Dur-in" the nine months ended with September Sep-tember of this year imports amounted to $2.!T,)00.A(H asainst $2,323,000,000 for a l similar period of 101S. Exports during September were valued at $.v.'3.000,000 as eompared with Siljtj,-OOn.O.HJ Siljtj,-OOn.O.HJ in August of this year and JF,S0,-0(H) JF,S0,-0(H) COO in September. 101S. In tho fir.st nine months of this year exports amounted amount-ed to $.V";l.e0O,0i0 against .f..r'S, 00,000 for the 'corresponding nine niontha of 191 s. The exeess of exports over imports during dur-ing September amounted to SPSS. 000.000, the lowe.-'t figures for any month shire .Tub' 1IM7. J mring the nine months' period ending with September of this year the excess amounted to ?:',. 'jD.eOO.OOO again:-'t ?2,237,000.O'J0 for a similar period lail year. |