Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-12-31 | Page 7 | Germans Buying More U. S. Goods

CHS BUYING IRE U1G0005 Exports to Allies and Japan Slump While Gaining in Latin Republics WASHINGTON, Dec 81. American trade with Germany continues to Improve, Im-prove, the monthly statement of the department of commerce today showing show-ing exports last month of $30,061,009 aa compared with J23.044.142 In the month :i year ago and Imports from Germany Of $7,557,688 as compared with fS, 212,811 In November. l'.H!. GAIN IN SOUTH AMI KM Both exports and Imports generally showed ft, falling off last month as compared with those of the corre-sportdlng corre-sportdlng month B year ago. but there m increases In exports to South and Central America- Mexico, Cuba, Spain and The Netherlands as well as Germany. BxpOrtS to Japan dropped from S94..439.99Q In November. 119. to $!,-023,009 $!,-023,009 last month. while Imports from Japan fell from $51,068,147 a year afro to $15,573,133 last month. Exports ;o Prapcs last month were ?:.0.ih:i.7 16 against $7.495,490 In November. 1919 Imports dropped from $19,551,465 a year ago to $11.-7 $11.-7 I 6,5 16. Italy tool, only $26. 9915.773 of Anie: -ic.-.n tronds last month as compared with J37.199.851, while Imports from thai country fell from $10,926,827 to 85.320. 54 2. The Netherlnnd bought goods valued at 135,865,602, While a year ago the total was 10;8-2S,5t4 Imports fiom Th.- Netherlands lasi month were $C-791,337. $C-791,337. and 8 e"u ago they were $6.703,3si BRITISH TH M DROPS A tin i K i, n .-port. 'ii ijreat Britain dropped nearl) $ I U.oOO.OOO, the total In November, 1919, being S0I46.26l while last month it was only 1136 S72. Imports from Great Britain also fell from 1 4 73 06,3 63 to $26,823 " IT Spain bought American good"? valued val-ued at 120,448,181 last month as compared com-pared with Il0,826.-,ea4 a year ago. while import from that Country total!- d 15,039,735 Inst month agulnsl $5. 323. 24 I it year ago. Exports to Canada dropped from $74,687,894 to $69,340,12 1 and imports rose to $62,895, '.!; from $52,471 262 Mexico took $2t.l32.029 worth of American froods last month a against I12a697, 1 15 a year ftgro, and the United Uni-ted States bought 116.442.630 of Mexican Mex-ican products as compared with $15.- 644,408 in November, i9i: 'hina bought United States goods valued at MO. 645. 207, while a year ao the exports totalled $9,123,321. Imports Im-ports amounted to $5,460,234 compared com-pared with $ 1 1,7 1 2. 10m