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CHINA
The Direction of China's Foreign Trade
The following was the net value of commodities imported direct from and exported direct to foreign countries in 1926. These figures do not include the trade carried on with neighbouring countries in Chinese junks, which does not come within the control of the Foreign Customs, but include Hk. Tls. 20,425,718 re-exports to foreign countries:---
Japan (including Formosa)
U.S. of America (including Hawaii) Hongkong
Great Britain
.....
...
Imports
Exports
Hk. Tls. 336,909,441
211,740,889
Totals 548,650,330
187,647,086
150,113,103
337,760,189
""
124,472,673
93,802,031 218,274,704
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116,269,419
55,835,783
172,105,202
British India
France...
79,191,013
15,922,101
95,113,114
""
17,016,273
68,146,142
85,162,415
Russia, Pacific Ports
16,919,306
""
62,159,247
79,078,553
French Indo-China
51,795,772
18,433,707
70,229,479,
Germany
""
45,677,616
17,760,394
63,438,010
Korea
12,552,259
46,375,561
58,927,820
Singapore, Straits, etc.
""
11,339,947
30,059,655
41,399,602
Canada
Siam
Italy
Belgium
Sweden
......
Norway
....
Dutch Indies ...
Netherlands
Turkey, Persia, Egypt, Aden, etc.
Philippine Islands
Mexico & Cent. America (incl. Panama) Macao....
Russia and Siberia by Land Frontier... Australia, New Zealand, etc......
Switzerland
Spain (including Gibraltar)
Denmark........
Russia, European Ports
South America
Luxemburg
South Africa (including Mauritius)
Russia, Amur Ports.......
Austria and Hungary
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31,832,943
9,389,843
41,222,786
10,778,903
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17,804,496
28,583,399-
24,049,126
1,674,083
25,723,209
""
16,602,099
7,341,031
23,943,130-
......
"}
1,297,424
22,624,138
23,921,562
9,150,448
13,265,660
22,416,108.
14,365,472
3,596,057
17,961,529
....
""
5,487,400
6,663,321
12,150,729-
"
6,846,226
264,783
7,111,001
""
3,874,629
2,517,148
6,391,777
""
5,570,686
574,975
6,145,661
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4,686,862
946,857
5,633,719
3,474,034
676,159
4,150,193
2,505,882
821,412
3,327,294
""
2,537,876
433,884
2,971,760
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98,629
1,583,285
1,681,914
""
305,189
1,330,640
1,635,829(
84,210
"J
1,382,707
1,466,917
279,288
667,844
947,132
""
721,821
721,821
...
36,148
323,409
359,557
137,855
"}
3,361
141,216
41,351
""
24,516
65,867
Finland
46,246
14,245
""
60,491
Greece...
31,400
31,400
Danzig.
20,002
20,002
Poland
8,209
8,209
Portugal
5,810
2,302
8,112
Total........
....
...Hk. Tls. 1,144,646,971
Less re-exports as above...
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20,425,718
Total Net Imports... Hk. Tls. 1,124,221,253 864,294,771 1,988,516,024
Value of Trade
The total foreign trade of China in merchandise (ie., treasure excluded) in 1926 was valued at Hk. Tls. 1,988,516,024, which represents an increase of Hk. Tls. 264,298,143 over the preceding year's value (Hk. Tls. 1,724,217,881), and of Hk. Tls. 198,520,879 over the 1924 figure. This remarable result, comments the Statistical Secretary of the Maritime Customs, must have been due in part to a greater movement of goods, but it
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