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Show AMERICAN EXPORTS EXCEED IMPORTS! Washington, March 14 With Imports Im-ports approximating $151,400,000 and exports sllghtlv in excesB of $204,100,-1 000 the foroign trade of the United States during the first month of this year aggregated more than $35S,500.-000 $35S,500.-000 according to the Dopartmoul of Commerce today. The balance of trade In favor 'of the United States during January was about $30,000,000. Imports for the seven months period ending with January amounted to almost al-most 51,007,900,000 and exports $1,-522,100,000, $1,-522,100,000, an aggregate trade in excess ex-cess of $2,590,000,000. The best customers of this country during January and the sovon months period ending with that month wero i tho United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Can-ada, and Franco in the order named. These countries retained the relative positions held by them In the corresponding corre-sponding periods of the preceding year. |