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CHINA
Value in Silver and Sterling of the Foreign Trade of China, 1892 to 1922 :-
Year.
Average Exchange.
Imports.
Exports.
S.
d.
Hk. Tls.
£
Hk. Tls.
£
1892
41
140,298,086
30,544,061
102,583,525
22,333,288
1893
3
114
149,928,703
29,517,212
116,632,311
22,961,986
1894
3
22
163,897,525
26,206,530
128,104,522
20,483,379
1895
3 31
172,853,145
28,268,688
1896
3 4
209,106,866
34,851,143
143,293,211 23,434,411 131,081,421 21,846,903
1897
2 113
204,554,227
30,470,055 163,501,358
24,354,889
1898
9 105
217,761,975
31,416,701
159,037,149
22,944,422
1899*...
3
01
280,907,296
42,282,402
195,784,832
29,469,696.
1900+...
1901
9
1902
...
4
1903
1904
1905
3
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911... 1912
1913§... 1914...
1915
1916
1917
...
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
...
...
...
AWKI 09 09 10 19 10 10 00 00 00 10 10 10 10 00
3
14
223,791,888
34,734,365
158,996,752
24,677,621
11
280,472,693
41,559,625
169,656,757
25,139,243
2 71
335,601,739
43,628,226
214,181,584
27,843,605
2
343,300,115
45,296,542
214,352,467
28,282,616
2 10%
348,603,090
49,966,442
239,486,683 34,326,424
458,340,485 68,942,047
227,888,197
34,278,183
414,184,061
68,167,793
236,456,739
38,916,838
422,838,531
68,711,261
264,380,697
42,961,863
396,261,991
52,834,931
276,660,403
36,888,053
417,586,237
54,264,460
338,992,814
44,051,410
462,437,260
62,260,433
380,833,328
51,273,653
473,517,685
63,628,938
377,338,166
50,700,286
471,809,192
72,000,048
370,520,403
56,544,517
570,064,696
86,103,508
403,305,546
60,915,191
546,425,219
74,564,285
345,280,874
47,116,943
454,475,719
58,939,820
418,861,164 54,321,457
516,406,995
86,767,390
481,797,366
78,820,556
549,518,774 118,633,090 554,893,082 146,670,958
462,931,630
99,940,188
485,883,031 128,430,019
6 6
646,997,681 204,882,600
630,809,411
199,756,313
762,250,230 258,847,474
541,631,300
183,928,963
3 116
906,122,439
179,100,763
601,255,537
118,841,915
9
945,049,650 177,196,809 654,891,933
122,792,237
Netherlands
It will be observed in this table that an increase in silver values does not always - mean an increase in trade when measured in sterling.
It is interesting to compare the foreign trade of various nations per head of population (1912):----
£ S. d.
90 16 6
£ S. d.
Belgiumi
67 15
Italy Rumania
8
4
6
19
Switzerland
35
17 6
Portugal
6
9
8
Denmark
29
15 1
Austria-Hungary
5
4
United Kingdom.
29
10 6
Greece
4
8 11
France..
19
5 8
Spain
5
Norway
19
2 1
Bulgaria
10
Sweden
15
5 10
Servi a
Germany
13
4 9
Russ a
10
1
13
084
China's total trade per capita in 1921 was 14s. 10d.
CUSTOMS REVENUE FOR 1922
The Maritime Customs revenue for 1922 amounted to Hk. Tls. 58,634,250, which, at the average exchange of 3s. 9d., is equal to £10,993,922, and shows an increase of Hk. Tls. 4,171,606 on the previous record collection that for 1921.
As a result, however, of the drop in the average rate of exchange from 3s. 11d. in 1921 the gold equivalent of the 1922 collection is only £229,040 more than in 1921.
* Influence of railways felt.
+ Boxer outbreak.
§ Rebellion in summer.
+ Revolution in October. || European war from August.