560 



ing non-Communist trading partners with the U.S.S.R. (See Table 

 4.) It may well be that a more balanced pattern — with the share of the 



United States increasing — is in line with Kremlin policy. 



TABLE 4.-S0VIET TRADE WITH SELECTED WESTERN COUNTRIES AND JAPAN i 



[In million U.S. dollars] 



1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 



Japan: 



Exports 239 353 391 357 379 419 



Imports 224 166 185 264 345 396 



Turnover 463 519 576 621 725 815 



United Kingdom: 



Exports 330 303 367 427 465 452 



Imports 169 197 273 240 248 222 



Turnover 499 501 640 667 713 674 



West Germany: 



Exports 189 196 215 229 257 292 



Imports 144 176 242 350 375 484 



Turnover 333 372 457 579 632 776 



Finland: 



Exports 257 244 244 262 287 359 



Imports 217 269 266 294 303 273 



Turnover.. 474 513 510 556 590 632 



Italy: 



Exports 155 233 232 232 212 259 



Imports 95 154 208 317 313 291 



Turnover 251 387 441 548 524 550 



France: 



Exports 130 145 137 141 140 216 



Imports 160 188 294 323 319 313 



Turnover 290 333 432 464 459 529 



United States: 



Exports 47 39 43 61 64 60 



Imports 63 63 57 117 115 143 



Turnover 110 102 99 177 179 203 



Canada: 



Exports 15 23 20 12 8 18 



Imports 346 141 126 33 131 151 



Turnover 361 163 146 45 139 164 



Total Soviet trade with the developed counties: 



Exports 1.711 1,886 2.051 2.230 2,345 2.712 



Imports 1,742 1,782 2,144 2,495 2,780 2.859 



Turnover 3,453 3,668 4,195 4,725 5,125 5,571 



1 Components may not add to the totals shown because of rounding. 

 Source: Peterson report (1972), annex B, p. 13. 



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Soviet Balance-of -Payments Potential 



For the past few years, Soviet exports to the United States have 

 lagged far behind imports (see Table 4). While Soviet exports to the 



