Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 254, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 October 1919 — July Imports Break Record [ARTICLE]

July Imports Break Record

Were Largest in History of the Country

Foreign trade of the United States came nearer reaching a balance during July than it has in any month in several years, the department of commerce announced, owing to an immense increase in imports and a sharp reduction in exports. _________ Imports valued at 8345,000,000 entered- American ports, the total exceeding the amount brought to the United States (luring any previous mouth in history. Exports dropped $350,600,000 from the higli figure of June, but amounted to $570,000,000. For the seven months ended with July exports totaled $4,618,000,000. while imports amounted to $1,955,000,000 for the period.