AMERICAN EXPORTS
RISE OF 33 PER CENT PURCHASES BY THE ALLIES HUGE SALES OF COTTON (United Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received April 8, 3.15 p.m.) WASHINGTON, April 7 The Commerce Department has revealed that United States exports in the first six months of the war rose 33 per cent. The total, 1,949,000,000 dollars, compares with 1,460,000,000 dollars for the Septem-ber-February period of 1938-9. Britain and France took £4 per cent of the total. The gains in cotton, aircraft, metals and chemicals compensated for the Allied restrictions in grain, fruit, timber, gasoline and automobiles. Exports to Canada and Latin America increased 47 per cent each and to Asia 33 per cent. Cotton sales to Europe amounted to 181,538,000 dollars, a rise of 135 per cent. Aircraft sales amounted to 91,000,000 dollars, compared with 31,000,000 dollars.
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Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21082, 8 April 1940, Page 8
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