JAPAN'S GROWING TRADE.
INCREASE DURING THE WAR. OVERSEA FIGURES DOUBLED Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 6.40 p.m.) WASHINGTON. Mar. 16. The United States Tariff Commission has issued a report dealing with Japan's foreign trade, which increased from £134,000,000 in 1913 to £263,800,000 in 1917. Exports, which amounted to £63,200,000 in 1913, amounted to £160,200,000 in 1917. Imports increased from £7-2,800,000 in 1913 to £103,400,000 in 1917. The greatest gain was in exports to China. Exports to British India amounted to £*2,800,000 in 1913, and to £10,000,000 in 1917. Exports to Australia amounted to £800,000 in 1913 and to £2,800,000 in 1917. A recent London message stated Renter's correspondent at Bombay states that Britain can say good-bje to the Indian market if the present high prices are maintained. The position is being watched with the tensest interest. The market's absorbing power is incalculable, but cheapness is essential. Large numbers of traders are eagerly awaiting the resumption of European exports suited to the size of customers' purses. Meanwhile Japan is steadily capturing a large section of the trade.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17112, 18 March 1919, Page 7
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177JAPAN'S GROWING TRADE. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17112, 18 March 1919, Page 7
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