Show FOREIN FOREiGN TRADE OF U. U SHRINKS S. S Low Priced Cotton Coton Credited th Larger Exports to Orient WASHINGTON Jan 29 Amerian American shippers exported 2423 worth of goods in 1931 and imports import totaled This was announced today by the commerce department in making maIng public complete foreign trade fig for December During that month exports export were valued at and Imports at In December 1930 exports were and imports For 1930 exports export amounted to 3 and imports Exports Export by grand divisions for December De De- cember were 1930 1030 1931 Europe S N Northern North i America ee a t Southern North i sOR America I t South America Asia Asia Oceania Oc Africa Totals Exports for tho 12 months endine with December were 1930 1931 Europe Northern North Norther America Southern North Souther America America South America Asia Oceania Oceania Africa Totals Imports during durig December follow 1930 1931 3 J 5 Europe Europa Northern gr H. H N North 0 1 t ii h America America Southern N Nor North 0 T t h Souther America America 14 South America Asia 6 3 Oceania aa b. b J gg g Africa 1574 Totals Imports for the 12 months en ending dine with December were 1930 1030 1931 Europe J J 19 North Northern North America r Southern North Souther America South America 6 Asia Asia Oceania Oceania Africa 32 Totals 8 American Amerian exports declined to all al countries except China and Japan during December as compared with December 1930 Shipments to China last month totaled compared with In December 1930 and to Japan compared with wih Shipments Shipment to were compared with wih 1 Commerce department officials cals said shipments to the Far East increased because of large purchases of ot low priced cotton coton Shipments to principal European co countries were Belgium in m December 1931 compared with wih in i December 1930 France against Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many 14 against Italy Ialy against Netherlands against 10 Soviet Russia in m Europe 4 against United Kingdom a against Canada a against 36 Imports Import from principal European countries for December 1931 1931 compared compared com corn pared with wih December 1930 were vere Belgium against 2 2506 France a against aist 7 72 7 2 Germany against Italy Ialy against Netherlands I against Soviet Russia Rusia in Europe against United Kingdom against Canada against i Imports Import from China were in December compared with wih 4 4 in December 1930 and from Japan against |