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Show UNITED STATES IS THIRD AMONG BIG EXPORTERS , WASHINGTON, Mareh 23Tbe United States sew ranks third among the world's exporters of manufactures, according to a monograph on "exports of manufactures in th United Elates and their distribution," issued today by th bureau of statistics of th department de-partment of commeKi and labor. It is shown that not only do the exports ex-ports of manufactures now exceed $700,-000,000 $700,-000,000 per annum, and hav doubled ia valu in a single decade, but th soar which products of th factory form ef th total axDorta ia steadilv inereasinnv A comparison shows that in 1880 manufactures man-ufactures formed but IS per cent ef th total experts of domestie products, whil in 1900 they formed 40 per cent. In th decade ending with 1905 exports ex-ports of manufactures increased 198 per cent, whil those of Germany increased in-creased 75 per cent. United Kingdom 40 per cent and from France 25 pet cent. |