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Show OTHER PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE WHAT THE NATIONAL CHAMBER STANDS FOR IN WORLD AFFAIRS, 35 pp. (1950) Policy declarations of the Chamber of Commerce of the United. States of America dealing with world trade and economic matters and with international political to all interested in... The COMMERCE FOREIGN and TRADE social problems. TRADE AGREEMENTS AND THE AMERICAN ECONOMY, (1950) EUROPEAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 22 pp. (1950) A brief appraisal by the Chamber of European recovery and keynote of recommended actionfor the next two years. EMPLOYMENT IN FOREIGN Brief notes TRADE. 14 pp. FOREIGN of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States offers these useful and instructive publications (1950) to promote a better understanding of opportuni- Kkk & ties for employment in foreign trade and necessary qualifications for such employment, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN BELGIAN, PORTUGUESE AFRICA. 64 pp. (1950) INVESTMENT (1949) OPPORTUNITIES UNITED NATIONS’ RIGHTS. 15 pp. UNIVERSAL (1949) IN BRITISH FRENCH AFRICA. DECLARATION OF HUMAN THE CHAMBER AND THE CHAPTER, 32 pp. (1949) Position of the Chamber of Commerce of the U. S. on the proposed Havana Charter for an International Trade Organization. A GUIDE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENT 32 pp. INFORMATION SERVICES. (1949) OF COMMERCE AN UP-TO-DATE analysis of our leading imports is found in this authoritative non-technical study. Designed primarily for businessmen and students, Our 100 Leading presents in A GENERAL SUMMARY of the import trade of the United States givesa clear concise account of why we need imports, the compo- sition of those imports, and the sources, a discussion of free and Other dutiable subjects covered imports and pertinent information on the Trade Agreements Program. SUMMARIES for each of the first hundred imports include the following essential information: 1, Data on total imports for each commodity for 1937, 1938 and 1939, and for 1947, 1948 and 1949. This offers a broad basis of comparisonfor. ORDER FORM Imports readily available form the information which could otherwise be obtained only from many different sources. Data are based on imports for 1949, the latest year for which complete data are available. COMMODITY 20% discount ou orders of 25 or more copies on publications for which there is a charge. Single copies and limited quantities of other publications are free. =ot IN 1949 include ACTIVITIES OF AMERICAN CHAMBERS ABROAD. 20 pp, (1947) FOREIGN COMMERCE Chamber of Commerce OUR 100 LEADING IMPORTS AND 34 pp. DEPARTMENT prewar and postwar trade. 2. Sources of supply of each import. All countries supplying significant quantities are listed, with comparative imports from each country for 1949 and 1939. DEPARTMENT of the United States 3. Principal 1615 H Street, N. W., Washington 6, D. C. Enclosed find remittance of $ me the publications noted below: , for whichplease send Number Title uses of each commodity. Explains why we need each of these commodities, 4. Current duty status. Clarifies tariff rates and other Similar. information resulting fromthe 1930 Tariff Act and all trade agreements up to and including those at Annecy, France in 1949, RANKING TABLES for both the 100 leading imports and the second hundred imports -- together, the two hundred imports account for 95% of all imports, Each table ranks the commodities according to 1949 figures, and shows 1939 data for comparative purposes, The table for our first hundred imports. also shows. the rank of each commodity in 1939. Name Street Address City, Zone, State ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. may be found in the authoritative sources listed. All tariff changes since. 1930, detailed monthly data on imports, uses and competitive conditions for each com- modity can be found by referring to this section, Published October, 1950 $1.00 a copy |
