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IMPORT PERCENTAGES OF MERCHANDISE.

The shares of the Import trade enjoyed by the more important exporting countries are given below :

1931

1932

1933

1931 1935

1936.

%

%

%

%

%

%

Chinat

26.9

27.2

81.0

85.2

83.8

93.6

Jupan

9.3

3.4

5.0

6.8

11.8

12.8

Netherlands East Indies

10.9

9.9

7.8

8.3

6.2

8.5

United Kingdom

10.6

12.3

10.4

7.8

6.5

6.4

V. 8. A.

7.8

7.4

6.2

7.1

7.3

7.1

French Indo-China

7.1

8.4

8.5

6.5

8.9

5.7

Siam

6.4

9.3

10.0

8.0

5.6

6.6

Germany

5.1

4.1

8.8

3.9

4.5

5.2

Malaya (British)

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.3

1.7

1.6

India

2 3

2.8

3.7

2.0

1.2

1.3

Australia

.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

2.3

2.0

Belgium

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.2

1.3

1.5

Others

F.8

9.8

9.1

9.1

8.9

7.7

VALUES OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE.

(By Countries) 1931-1936.

IMPORTS.

(8000's amifted).

Countries

U. K.

Australia

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936.

$

$

$

78,251

76,905

52,172

32,542 23,897

29.008

6,288

12,045

8,097

6.698

8,419

9,114

Burma

5,999

6,256

4,404

814

670

551

Canada

5,123

6,236

4,877

4,523

4,009

3.572

Ceylon

278

213

184

168

202

360

E. Africa

397

412

486

434

259

394

India

17,583

17,649

18,310

8,276

4,440

5,755

Malaya (British)

15,197

9.112

5,991

5,498

6,215

7.352

N. Zealand

279

179

146

149

133

221

N. Borneo

4,503

3,589

2,783

1,739

1,959

2,044

S. Africa

149

500

462

162

309

247

W. Africa

W. Indies

34

6

6

5

13

52

B. Empire, other

851

546

391

490

354

249

Belgium

15,018

12,920

8,416

4,880

4,788

6,599

N. China

102,561

86,642

77,425

74,015

61,916

70,233

M. China

12,639

11,602

0,220

7,355

5,905

7.165

S. China

85,222

71,659

68.542

85.118

55,499

74,043

Cuba

C. America

7

1.086

819

982

568

91

24

$1

48

13

13

Denmark

Egypt

217

186

111

68

57

109

721

124

127

137

61

159

France

4,261

3.638

2.550

1,977

2,186

1.769

French Indo-China

50,681

52,669

42.378

26,245 32,573

25,760

Germany

37,500

25,708

19,079

19,537 16,340

20,618

Holland

4,513

5.534

4.465

4,526 8,543

2,892

Italy

6.655

4,424

3.468

2,790 1.986

651

Japan

68.305

21,280

25.289

36.669

43,132

58,039

Kwong Chow Won

9,910

8.346

7,243

5,833

3,945

6,034

Macão

10.424

8.678

7.899

7,965

5,983

6.541

Norway

683

1,669

887

428

845

385

N. East Indies

79,950

61.620

38.ARG

34,675

22,576

38,334

Philippines

1.722

1 643

Portugal

Siam

S Americn

Sweden

Switzerland

Spain

192

148

47.129

57.822

190

2,599

1.888

3.205

1.116

1.160 80 50 181 23 1.207 872

1.129

1,204

1.276

73

83,464

91 20,535

81 29.780

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U. 8. A. Others

Total

Total British Empire

Total Foreign

57,200 2,201

797.740 624,048 500,939

134,932 183.856 98.311

602,608 490,390 402,628

68 46,125 2.106

71

81,209 1,015

50 1,314 322 €2 29,343 26,462

1,400

1,491

415,919 304.990 452.850

61.498 50,880 58,919

129 1,879

354

2,802

177

264

228

300

32.181

3.858

354.423 914.110 393.431

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