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Show Imports and Exports Decrease in October Imports as well as exports of merchandise mer-chandise decreased in October as compared with preceding months of this year according to a statement issued is-sued by tho Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Commerce. Imports were valued at $247,000,000 against S262.000.000 in September and S273.000.000 in August of this yeur and $221,000,000 in October, 1917. During the ten months ended with October, 1918, the value of imports was $2,5t!9,-000,000 $2,5t!9,-000,000 against $2,504,000,000 in' 1917. Exports amounted to $503,000,000 against $550,000,000 in September and $528,000,000 in August of this vear and $542,000,000 in October, 1917. " During the ten months ended with October, 191S, exports amounted lo $5,pG3,000,-000, $5,pG3,000,-000, a decrease from $5,14r,000,000 in me same period a month ago. Imports as well as exports ofi gold are decreasing. The imports amounted amount-ed to less than $1,500,000 in October of this year against over $4,000,000 in October, 1917, and dur.ing the ten months ended with October of this year to $58,000,000 against $532,000,-000 $532,000,-000 in 1917. oGoId exports during October, Oc-tober, 1918, amounted to $2,000,000 against $11,000,000 a year ago and during the ten months ended with October Oc-tober of this year to $36,000,000 against $360,000,000 last year. Tho trade in silver continues to increase. in-crease. Imports increased from $38,-000,000 $38,-000,000 during the ten months ended with October, 1917 to $62,000,000 in 1918 and silver exports increased In I the same period from $69,000,000 t fl $197,000,000. M |