Show UI u. S. S FOREIGN TRADE INCREASE REPORTED Favorable Balance Shown Over March 1933 WASHINGTON April 26 tP IF- United States foreign trade was shown by department of commerce figures today to hove have increased more than seasonally in March when ex- ex ports gained and imports over February Exports were corn eom- pared with imports of 1 to gIve a favorable balance of trade of compared with a la- la balance ot of in March last year The commerce department saM saId a consIder considerable ble part of oC the In both exports and imports was attributed to the greater number ot of days doys in March than In February and to the usual increased movement ot of trade in this The value of oC exports however ordinarily ordinarily or- or increases about 11 per cent from February to March while this year the value increased 17 per cent General Imports which usually increase increase in- in crease about 12 per cent were 19 per percent percent cent greater creater in value |