Show I i o Increase in Trade A A MERICAN merchandise now forms 17 per percent percent cent of the total vor orld d trade tride according I to to figures figures' compiled cO by the National City bank whereas before the World war it was I only 1 10 2 0 per cent Many interesting and I amazing changes have taken p pace ace within the thelast thelast i last decade w with th respect to Am Americas America's ricas rica's place in international trade I On One of the interesting features is the in- in Teasing proportion which manufactures and andraw andraw andraw raw manufacturing material form in the gain gainin I in this nations nation's share of world international commerce The exports of the United Stat States s Jn in in the fiscal year 1914 aggregated 2364 against OO in the fiscal year 1924 while whiled domestic manufacturers exported ex ex- I. I ported in the fiscal year 1914 goods valued at and in int inthe inthe I t the fiscal year i 1924 In 1850 manufactures formed only 17 i 7 per cent of our domestic exports 35 per cent in 1900 and 51 per percent percent percent cent in 1924 The biggest growth in trade fo for the United i States tates in recent years has has hs been in commerce with Asia Oceania and So South th America which take largely of our manufactures Imports I and exports of the United States in the forty fiscal years tears ending June 1914 aggregated while those of the ten fiscal years ending June 1924 aggregated giving a Il good idea of the recent growth in the foreign trade of this co country |