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JAPAN

Commerce by coiui tries

Imports from

Exports to

Countries

1910

1911

1910

1911

Yen

Yen

Yen

Yen

Australia ....

7,601,081

7,926,927

6,552,457

8,102,525

Austria-Hungary

2,782,032

3,082,989

1,159,587

882,077

Belgium ....

9,409,075

7,737,197

3,464,839

3,177,900

Egypt

4,192,196

5,501,734

806,828

688,410

British Auierica .

850,126

333,932

4,261,792

4,006,046

British India

106,361,497

99,695,688

18,712,918

20,316,322

Straits Settlements .

4,615,981

4,816,626

6,549,661

7,105,715

China

68,569,541

61,999,710

90,-037,354

88,152,792

France ....

5,404,849

5,518,104

44,925,229

43,575,391

French India

4,438,133

9,923,886

341,083

469,861

Germany ....

43,946,478

56,473.921

11,167,773

11,681,762

Great Britain

0i,700,911

111,156,758

25,781,364

23,824,065

Dutch India

18,879,501

15,459,302

3,133,598

3,724,117

Holland ....

919,207

1,182,805

725,952

427,142

Hawaii ....

11,526

14,433

3,964,066

4,165,908

Hongkong ....

674,651

701,631

23,459,911

24,521.985

Italy

591,502

665,259

16,834,878

17,894,996

Philippine Ishinds

788,206

1,329,068

4,410,505

5,995,870

European Russia

208,015

534 116

1,811,283

2,595,650

Asiatic Russia .

762,610

509,460

2,503,476

3,070,559

Siani

2,635.575

2,321,329

533, 09 S

496,650

Switzerland.

1,694,199

2,307,223

1,943,040

595,772

U.S. of America .

54,699,166

81,250,909

143,702,249

142,725,642

The recorded values are ascertained from shipping docuirieuts and invoices, in the cajsc of exports being given as the market values in Japan, and of imports as the values in the countries of purchase, inclusive of the cost of transport, insurance, &c. The prime origin and ultimate destination, as far as they are known, are recorded as disclosed in the .shipping documents.

Chief articles of exports : —

the foreign commerce, excluding re-imports and ru-

Imports

1910

1911

Exports

1910

1911

Yen

Yen

Yen

Yen

Rice . . . .

1 8,644,438

17,721,085

Cotton yarn .

45,346,964

40,213,289

Wheat .

3,338,243

3,728,829

Cotton shirtings .

6,541,873

7,382,182

Wheat flour .

1,739,238

1,702,961

Raw silk

130,832,940

128,675,094

Soja beans

8,977,772

10,305,636

Silk waste

8,417,344

7,785,646

Sugar

13,139,578

9,156,747

Silk manufactures .

29,275,908

30,680,427

Tobacco .

113,885

44,856

Coal

16,300,568

17,989,613

Raw cotton .

157.823,603

145,455,124

Matches .

10,389,666

10,072,886

Cotton prints .

1 1,720,390

1,271,837

Copper .

20,805,718

20,002,580

Cotton satins

1,532,266

1,903,684

Camphor

2,964,369

3,143,084

Cotton velvets

862,939

795,993

Tea .

14,542,334

14,379,260

Cotton shirtings

6,380,701

6,780,792

Rice

5,900,477

3,940,541

Wool

13,520,312

11,262,992

Matting .

3,937,276

3,746.434

Woollen yarn .

5,951,137

4,782,548

Earthenware .

5,513,923

5,377,705

Woollen cloth .

10,057,203

10,656,167

Straw-plait .

0,261,980

4,717,224

Oil cake .

19,887,928

29,362,04s

Umbrellas

1,849,738

1,657,433

Petroleum

14,303,290

13,065,380

Cigarettes

847,059

702,738

Iron bar .

5,202,341

5,377,768

Sake . . .

2,763,296

2,134,658

Engines and boilers

1,090,191

2,224,936

Fish and whale oil .

2,634,387

. 1,835,336

The imports of bullion and specie (gold and silver) in 1911 amounted to 6,168,268 yen, and exports to 24,398,286 yen ; in 1912, imports, 11,544,351

yen ; exports, 28,325,153 yen.