DECLINING WORLD TRADE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 195, 7 August 1908, Page 2

DECLINING WORLD TRADE.

•How world-wide and universal is tin 1 depression in trade which lias brou^!it ivbmil i\w lu-avy fall hi British exports ami imports K *hown by the trade returns of tin* various yrent commercial Powers. They are for dill'erent periods, as tlie statistics are not issued promptly month by month in all countries. The following aiv the at |)resent availabb' for tiiu year, as compared with the same .months of i!M)7: (Jr<Mt Britain -Jan.-Mav, Decrease (o mouths) • loos.' mi l!H>7. Imports .IA-ri,203,000 .C2H.3.V>,0!1') Exports K11.010.1100 )2Jtili,ooo Tnili'ii Siitii*(1 muni lis) -lun.-April. Imports uii'.i.iiiii.iion lo.flr/i K\ port s 120.71i11.H01] 1J.050.000 France (1 months) -lan.-April. Imports *84.905,000 :C:).4(ili.u'lo Exports 08,71!."),000 0,830,000 Germany (3 months) .ian.-llnrch. Increas". Imports CI 08.100,000 *2,10(1,0(10 Kx ports 82,000,000 l.ono.oiw (o'vmany alone withstood the depression. until- tin 1 end of March, wilhoat loss. Iml it is pu--ihle that tin' full strops of thi' ■'slump'' had not I lien reached ln*r. There was a heavy decrease in the wcifiht in tons of both her exports anil imports ill April, but the values tor that month have not yet been published. Tt will be seen that Finland anil France have lost most heavily in exports, while the imports into tile United States show an enornious dec-line.