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IMPORT PERCENTAGES OF MERCHANDISE.

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

1932

1933

1934 1935

1936.

1937

%

%

%

%

%

Chine

27.2

31.0

85.2

33.8

83.6

34.2

Japan

3.4

5.0

6.8

11.8

12.8

9.J

Netherlands East Indies

9.9

7.8

8.3

0.2

8.5

7.6

United Kingdom

12.8

10.4

7.8

6.5

6.4

7.6

U. S. A.

7.4

6.2

7.1

7.3

7.1

8.4

French Indo-China

8.4

8.5

6.3

8.9

5.7

6.6

Siam

9.3

10.0

8.0

5.0

6.0

3.7

Germany

4.1

3 8

3.3

4.5

5.2

5.0

Mulaya (British)

1.5

1.2

1.3

1.7

1.6

1.5

India

2.8

3.7

2.0

1.2

1.3

1.0

Australia

1.9

1.6

1.6

2.3

2.0

2.2

Belgium

2.0

1.7

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.6

Others

9.8

9.1

9.1

8.9

7.7

11.2

VALUES OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE.

(By Countries) 1932-1937.

IMPORTS.

($000's omitted).

Countries

U. K.

Australia

1932

1933

1934

1935

1930.

1937

$

$

$

$

$

$

76,905

52,172

32,512 28,897

29.008

46.782

12,045

8,097

6,099

8.419

9,114

13,351

Burma

Canada

6,250

4,404

814

670

551

13,203

6,236

4,877

4,523

4,009

3,572

6,110

Ceylon

213

18-1

168

202

300

554

E. Africa

412

486

431

250

30-4

183

India

17,649

18,310

8,276

4,410

5,755

6,421

Malaya (British)

9,112

5,901

5,490

6.215

7,352

9,125

N. Zealand

179

146

149

133

221

360

N. Borneo

3,580

2,783

1,750

1,950

2,044

2,4-45

S. Atrica

500

462

162

809

247

627

W. Afrien

W. Indies

6

6

5

13

52

I

B. Empire, other

516

391

490

354

249

433

Belgiuni

12,920

8,410

4,880

4,788

6,599

9,001

N. China

86,612

77,425

74,015

61,916

70,233

84.185

M. China

11,602

9,220

7,355

5,905

7,165

11,195

S. China

71,650

€8,542

65,118

55,493

74,043

115,041

Cuba

1,096

819

952

568

91

C. America

61

8

48

13

13

11

Denmark

186

111

63

57

109

0201

Egypt

121

127

137

61

159

225

France

3,038

2.550

1,977

2,186

1,769

French Indo-China

52,669

42,373

26.245 32,578

3,577

25,760

Germany

40.779

25,708

19.079

13,537 16,3-16

23,019

Holland

30,898

5,534

4.465

4,526 8,543

2,892

Italy

6,713

4.424

3.465

2,790

1.986

651

Japan

2,590

21,280

25,290

36,669

43,132

58,039

Kwong Chow Wan

58,011

8.346

7,2-13

5,833

3,915

6,034

Macao

7,550

8,678

7.809

7,965

5,983

6,541

11,044

Norway

1.609

887

428

815

395

1.10%

N. East Indies

61.620

38.886

84.075

22,576

38,334

Philippines

46,915

1.643

1,160

Portugal

Siami

148 57,822

S. America

Sweden

Switzerland

Spain

3.205

50 50,184 23 1,207

1,129 73 33.464 50 1,311

1,201

1,276

2,608

90

81

140

20,535

29,780

22,052

120 1,879

354

1,65

2,302

1,841

1,118

U. S. A.

Others

68 40.125

2.106

872 71 31,209 1.015

322 82 29.343 26,462 1,400 1,491

177

264

900

229

300

175

32.181

8.858

51,776

3,982

Total

624.048

Total British Empire

133,655

Total Foreign

490,300

402.628 954.423

500.039

.. 09,611 61.496 50,880

314.110 893.431

415,919 36-4.990

452,350

58.919

617,04

99,6-18.

$17,4 65

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