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$3.3 million more, of sesamum seed. Shelled groundnuts exports to Italy fell by $1.4 million. From Canada the import of common printing paper fell by nearly $2.5 million, while from Norway and Sweden the import of paper, paper boards, etc., fell approximately $2 million for each country. Belgium imported railway carriages to the value of almost $1.5 million. The export to Australia of linseed was higher by $1.5 million, while the export of tea of both Morocco and Algeria improved, Morocco taking $11 million worth and Algeria $2.5 million worth. There was some slight improvement in the export of tea to Great Britain, exports to the United States and. Germany remained stationary, while the export of tea to the U.S.S.R. was lower by $1.1 million.
IMPORTS
As seen above, the value of the import trade increased by 2.4 per cent.; from $919 million in 1935 to $941 million for 1936. The following table shows the net imports from abroad for the years 1934, 1935, and 1936 arranged according to the main groupings in the "Monthly Returns of the Foreign Trade of China" and according to the order of importance of these groupings during the year under review.
NET IMPORTS FROM ABROAD, 1934-36
1934.
1935.
St. $
Metals and Ores
...
98,884,321
St. $ 87,442,948
1936. St. S
108,055,485
Candles, Soap, Oils, Fats, Wax, Gums,
and Resins
109,216,988
101,696,701
105,132,577
Machinery and Tools
59,306,338
65,583,248
59,980,614
Books, Maps, Paper and Wood Pulp
49,552,757
53,124,800
57,467,152
Cotton and Manufactures thereof
126,002,764
68,679,626 54,360,056
Vehicles and Vessels
...
36,961,442
30,584,591
52,483,640
Chemicals and Pharmaceutical
41,594,484
37,443,182
51,839,815
Cereals and Flour
111,743,137
135,917,318
49,219,653
Miscellaneous Metal Manufacturers
53,843,107
34,805,947
46,712,322
Dyes, Pigments, Paints and Varnishes
38,872,690
37,611,774
41,193,099
Wool and Manufactures thereof
35,927,735
20,411,974
29,310,711
Timber
34,152,278
34,768,106
28,910,762
Sugar
...
32,686,379
27,672,906
20,534,761
Flax, Ramine, Hemp, Jute and
Manufactures thereof
11,507,014
13,167,762
17,986,704
Fishery and Sea Products
18,211,519
19,028,281
17,793,232
Tobacco
34,016,399
11,300,883
17,389,337
Animal Products, Canned Goods and
Groceries
13,595,103
11,778,208
9,370,701
Silk (including Artificial Silk) and
Manufactures thereof
7,567,833
8,046,105
9,370,699
Medical Substances and Spices.
9,016,583
8,689,249
8,729,825
Wood, Bamboos, Rattans, Coir, Straw
and Manufactures thereof
10,168,331
7,541,582
7,622,031
Coal, Fuel, Pitch and Tar
.:.
12,135,260
9,199,084
7,499,731
Fruits, Seeds and Vegetables
7,328,868
6,948,743
5,821,783
Chinaware, Enamelledware, Glass, etc.
6,913,367
5,762,369
4,803,674
Hides, Leather and other Animal·
Substances
6,099,516
4,530,345
4,778,499
Stone, Earth and Manufactures thereof
5,517,352
4,736,125
3,697,706
Wines. Beer, Spirits, Table Waters, etc. General Sundry List
3,228,651
2,965,108
1,603,112
...
55,615,008
69,504,357
119,927,057
Total
1,029,665,224
916,211,322
941,544,738
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