2 General imports.

Based on index numbers (table 13) of general imports through 1933 and imports for consumption, thereafter.

4 No change.

Table 4.-Exports, Imports, Percent Change, and Balance of Trade, by Quarters [Value in millions of dollars. Exports include reexports; import figures are for general imports]

Table 5.-Monthly Exports and Imports of Merchandise and Balance of Trade in Merchandise and Gold and Silver

EXCESS OF MERCHANDISE, EXPORTS (+) IMPORTS (-)

Total

January..

EXCESS OF GOLD EXPORTS (+) OR IMPORTS (-)

-175. 1-280. 1 -145. 3+446. 2+173. 5-1, 133. 9-1, 739. 0-1, 116. 6-1, 585. 5

-1, 973. 6

February.

March.

April..
May.
June.

-175.4

-63.8

-37.2

-46.0

-67.5

-104.8

-166.0

+18.7

-156. 7

-171.8

-145. 5

-520.9

+32.4

-10.8

-315.3

-218.8

+.8

-120. 9.

-210. 6

-177.8

-240.5

Table 5.-Monthly Exports and Imports of Merchandise and Balance of Trade in Merchandise and Gold and Silver-Continued

EXCESS OF SILVER EXPORTS (+) OR IMPORTS (-)

Table 6.-Indexes of Changes in Value of Merchandise Trade Adjusted for Seasonal Variation, 1929-38

Table 5.-Monthly Exports and Imports of Merchandise and Balance of Trade in Merchandise and Gold and Silver