Leading Commodities in U.S. Foreign Trade-1956 The Seventh Chart has been prepared to provide some specific examples of the principal products involved in U.S. foreign trade. The graph of exports at the left of this chart gives some idea of the range of products we sell abroad, both agricultural and manufactured. The graph of principal imports at the right shows again the extent to which primary products, both foods and raw materials, make up our purchases from abroad. Note how much greater is the dollar value of the machinery we export ($3.8 billion) than the value of the machinery we buy abroad ($354.4 million). Products We Buy and Sell Abroad The Eighth Chart sums up the story of our foreign trade for 1956, the latest We want to continue to sell our products to other countries. The jobs of 42 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1957 O-458739 |