Soviet-American Trade
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

(According to the Soviet Customs Statistics)

Soviet Imports Soviet Exports Unfavorable
from the to the Soviet Trade
United States United States Balance
(923-24. $49,955,000 $ 4,377,500
108,618,000% 14,471,500
15,759,000
74,984,400 11,098,500 62,085,900

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During the first six months of the Soviet fiscal year 1927-28
purchases in this country for shipment to the Soviet Union amount-
=d to over $65,000,000, while sales were about $15,000,000. The
anfavorable trade balance amounted to $£0.000.000.

"Soviet fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 20.)

Includes $20,000,000 worth of flour, the only purchase of this
~ommodity during the past five years.