A8
CHINA
NET EXPORTS ABROAD, 1936-38
1936.
St. $
Textile Fibres
112,979,740
1937. St. $ 128,227,214
Animals and Animal Products (not including
Ores, Metals and Metallic Products
Hides, Leather, and Skins (Furs) and Fishery and Sea Products)
Yarn, Thread, Plaited and Knitted Goods... Oils, Tallow and Wax
Tea
124,493,976 117,902,697 56,742,800 102,452,605 47,475,874 48,696,392 91,386,866 127,039,902
30,787,274
103,985,431
1938. St. $
165,127,434
106,570,542
63,163,591
53,053,177
30,661,711
33,054,085
Piece Goods
24,148,792
22,425,626 24,449,934
Seeds
40,804,825
35,880,964 19,498,860
Hides, Leather and Skins (Furs)
40,501,923
53,785,336 19,426,085
Fuel
13,002,036
15,646,832 16,641,657
Other Textile Products
9,419,621
12,925,289 14,976,077
Medicinal Substances and Spices (not includ-
ing Chemicals)
9,845,453
11,848,696 11,443,346
Fruits, Fresh, Dried and Preserved
9,901,696 11,059,335 10,350,922
Vegetables
9,413,577 10,873,869
10,084,176
Tobacco
10,137,540
9,304,975
9,645,023
Chemicals and Chemical Products
6,175,529
7,621,066
7,979,175
Paper
5,498,345 7,000,161
7,758,433
Other Vegetable Products
7,146,526
8,413,506
6,517,354
Stone, Earth, Sand and Manufactures thereof
(including Chinaware and Enamelledware)
4,074,490
4,709,951
5,702,404
Cereals and Cereal Products
24,792,229
15,169,798
4,850,955
Printed Matter
2,389,114
2,560,512
3,262,074
Beans and Peas
8,277,628
6,465,184 3,136,569
Timber, Wood and Manufactures thereof..
3,006,530
3,535,971 2,957,948
Fishery and Sea Products
3,179,541
2,744,373 2,763,043
Bamboo
2,934,595
2,980,323
1,942,494
Spirituous Beverages
1,129,152
1,536,229
1,196,184
Glass and Glassware
372,329
432,218
1,014,158
Dyestuffs, Vegetable
1,514,701
1,815,087
950,690
Rattan
200,138
159,078
104,722
Sugar Sundry List
3,995 24,638,676
6,770
99,616
27,657,193
37,017,633
TOTAL
...St. $ 705,741,403 838,255,705 762,641,058
Under exports, textile fibres again head the list with an appreciable increase in value from $128.2 million to $165.1 million, exports to Japan increasing by $53.4 million and to Kwantung Leased Territory by over $15 million, with a decline in exports to the United States of America from $40.3 million to $15.5 million. The most noticeable feature under this group was the increased value of exports of raw cotton to Japan from $19.5 million to $71.1 million and to the Kwantung Leased Territory from $500,000 to $13.7 million. Also of note was the decline in the value of silk exported, particularly raw silk (white, steam filature), which declined in value from $37.4 million to $22.9 million, the export to the United States of America declining by approximately $10 million. The export of sheep's wool was severely handicapped, declining in value from $19.4 million to $7 million, exports to the United States of America falling in value. from $13.4 million to $500,000 only. Considering the total value of exports under the animal and animal products grouping, the decline from $124.5 million to $117.9 million was insignificant. The export of bristles was well maintained at a value of $28 million. The egg and feather industry suffered owing to disturbed conditions, as did the export of pig intestines, which fell in value from $10.4 million to $6.6 million. Under ores, metals and metallic products there was an increased export in value from $102.4 million to $106.6 million, the