A comparison of the imports for the first four months of 1925 with those for the corresponding period in 1924 is shown in Table 4. A significant feature of this table is the increase in imports from Italy and the decrease of imports from both the United Kingdom and Germany. It should be noted also that the average foreign[a] value per dozen of Italian hats decreased while the average foreign[a] value of hats imported from England and other countries increased. [Footnote a: Values upon which duties were assessed as computed from data given in Foreign Commerce and Navigation of the United States.] TABLE 4.--_Imports for consumption of men's sewed straw hats[1] from Italy, United Kingdom, Germany, and other countries, by months, January-April, inclusive, 1924 and 1925._ (Source: Foreign Commerce and Navigation of the United States) ------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+----------- | Italy | United | Germany | Other | Total | | Kingdom | | countries | | | | | [2] | +----------+----------+----------+-----------+----------- Month | 1924 | 1924 | 1924 | 1924 | 1924 ------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+----------- | _Number_ | _Number_ | _Number_ | _Number_ | _Number_ January | 35,754 | 50,087 | 19,829 | 34,754 | 140,424 February | 114,644 | 35,024 | 25,372 | 57,429 | 232,469 March | 97,899 | 46,435 | 50,126 | 40,669 | 235,129 April | 192,007 | 119,031 | 85,421 | 49,935 | 446,394 +----------+----------+----------+-----------+----------- Total number| 440,304 | 250,577 | 180,748 | 182,787 | 1,054,416 Dozen | 36,692 | 20,882 | 15,062 | 15,232 | 87,868 +==========+==========+==========+===========+=========== | | | | | Total value | $228,452 | $201,291 | $102,366 | $123,775 | $655,884 | | | | | Average | | | | | value | | | | | per dozen | 6.23 | 9.64 | 6.80 | 8.13 | 7.46 +==========+==========+==========+===========+=========== Per cent | | | | | of hats | | | | | imported | | | | | from each | | | | | country | 41.76 | 23.76 | 17.14 | 17.34 | 100.00 ------------+----------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------