COMMERCE

The chief subdivisions of the special trade were : —

80o

—

Imports (1,000,000^.)

Exports (1,000,0007.)

1910

1911

1912

1 1910

1911

! 1912

Food products .... Raw materials .... Manufactured goods

50

174

50

81

181

01

' 08

i 180

64

1 34 1 137

2(t

73

140

34

Total

280

323

I 318

249

242

' 26:i

The chief articles of import and expoit (special trade) were in millions of francs (25 fr, =£) : —

Imports

1910 290-.-i

1011

1 Exports

1910

1911

Wine

301 •:.

J Textiles, woollen .

212-5

190-9

Wool ! 658-9

628 2

,, silk .

332 -S

292

Cereals

i 301-3

715-1

,, cotton

328-2

334 2

Raw silk .

340-3

317-4 1

Wine

243-S

1S7-7

Raw cotton

409-8

551-7 i

Raw silk and varn .

1S3-0

l(J2-4

Timber and wood .

165-9

170-9 j

Raw wool and yarn .

341-4

323-0

Hides and Furs

206-9

203-4 1

Paris goods, &c., <fec.

172-7

183-4

Oil seeds .

400-7

453-5 1

Leather .

230*5

150-9

Coflee

126-4

144-4

Linen and clothes .

173-1

197-7

Coal and coke .

379-7

371-7

Metal goods and tools

201-7

220-3

Ores ....

i 107-4

113-4 !

Cheese and butter .

110-3

119-8

Cattle

1 78-7

92-1

Modes and artificial

Machinery

247

2S0-7

flowers .

94-3

87-2

Raw Caoutchouc &■

Automobiles

161-9

162-4

Gutta-percha

1 320 1

237-8

Skins and furs .

245-0

283-9

Copper

128-8

143-3

Chemical products .

Flax ....

, 82-4

85-9

1

The chief imports for home use and exports of home goods are to andfrcm the following countries, in millions of francs : —

—

101 -J

1011

Exports to :

1012

1011

Imports from :

United Kingdom

1,019-7

993 5

United Kingdom

. i 1,355-9

1,216-3

Belgium

524-8

542-0

Belgium.

1,119-5

1,024-2

Spain .

230 2

230-5

Germanj'-

814-0

794-0

United States

874-0

S26 8

United States

424-1

379-7

Germany

9S1-2

979-7

Switzerland .

401-7

394

Austria-Hungary .

101-7

87-7

Italy .

303-1

277 -S

Italy .

207-2

190-2

Spain

137-4

135-0

Argentina

3-22-7

353'8

• Algeria .

565-9

489-9

Russia .

41ti-2

443-1

Argentina

1 181-7

170 4

Algeria .

403-0

425-6

Russia . ! 61 -3

53-9

Australia

■2-2S-4

339-9

Turkey .

86-4

81 -2

The value of general commerce imported and exported through the

various channels was as follows, in millions of francs (25 fr -£l) :—