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CHILE

The total exports of nitrate and of iodine in recent years are stated as follows : —

Years

Nitrate

Iodine Years

Nitrate

Iodine

1905 1907

1908

Metric tons 1,668,976 1,649,623 2,033,612

Metric tons

564 1909 -289 1910 330 1911

Metric tons

4,657,965 5,078,133 5,323,731

Metric tons

The more important of the indnstries of Chile (after the chemical and metallurgical) are those concerned with the manufacture or preparation of food substances, beverages (beer, wine, spirits), textiles, clothing, leather, wood-work (including furniture and carriages of various sorts), pottor3^

Commerce.

Imports and exports (including re-exports) (special trade, including bullion and specie) (1 pesos = 18cZ.) : —

—

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

Imports . . Exports . .

£

22,026,140 20,584,140

& 20,044,810 23,570,545

£

19,656,207 22,343,367

£

22,311,427 23,791,009

£ 26,175,000 25,500,000

The following table shows the principal imports and exports for 1911

(1 peso = 18c?.) :

Imports

J Value

Exports

Value

Gold pesos

Gold pesos

Cottons ami Woollens .

78,660,863

Minerals

. ' 294.431,542

Coal and otlier Minerals

68,56.5.351

Vegetalile products

. i 12,220,501

Oil, &e. ...

52,038,474

' Industrial articles

7,795,831

Machinery .

42.529,525

Animal products

588,947

Paper materials .

11, 104, 362

Timber

318,143

Animal products .

34,358,576

Live animals

. i 427,691

Chemicals .

1 7,494,894

1

1

Foreign trade of Chile (in gold pesos each equal to 18(^. ) : —

Imports from

1910

1911 i

1

Exports to Great Britain .

j 1910 127,087,283

1911

Great Britain

94,083,762

111,767,889 !

145,913,102

Germany .

72,044,029

89,578,552

Germany .

63,405,225

71,780.194

United States .

36,629,578

43,221,833

United States .

67,618,844

53,566,939

Argentina .

15.007,692

21,410,343

France

14,348,724

16,06S,9S3

Peru .

14,920,519

20,343,731

Belgium .

1 9,420,514

9,.031,591

France

19,208,025

18,990,996 j

Netherlands

' 6,714,637

9,429,511

Belgium .

6,753,263

10,567,088

Spain .

. i 5,452,771

5 511,370

Italy .

8,843,432

8,681,239

Argentina .

2,873,355

3,284,00(;

India.

11,008,903

6,104,645

Peru .

2,057,209

1,074,477

Australia .

7,453,853

6,056,240

Italy .

1,214,817

979,371