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IMPORT PERCENTAGES OF MERCHANDISE.

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

1937.

1938.

1939.

1940.

From

%

%

*

%

China

34.2

97.7

87.6

84.1

Japan

9.4

8.0

4.6

3.4

Netherlands Eust Indies

7.6

6.8

8.6

8.2

United Kingdom

7.6

9.1

6.7

6.2

U. 8. A.

8.4

8.8

8.7

10.2

French Indo-Chins

6.6

5.6

6.B

8.8

Thailand

3.7

5.9

5.0

7.7

Germany

5.0

6.3

2.2

1

Malaya (British)

1.5

1.2

2.2

2.3

India

1.0

1.9

1.7

2.7

Australia

2.2

2.0

1.2

2.4

Belgium

1.6

1.0

1.0

0.0

Others

11.2

10.0

15.7

13.4

VALUES OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF MERCHANDISE. (By Countries) 1887-1940.

IMPORTS.

($000's omitted).

Countries

U. K.

Australia

Burma

Canada

Ceylon

E. Africa

1937.

1938.

1939.

1940.

$

46,732

56,414

99,697

48,846

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19,951

12,405

7,125

17,684

13,203

5,139

1,085

1,995

6,110

6,177

4,943

8,351

354

275

272

306

483

400

352

529

India

Malaya (British)

N. Zealand

N. Borneo

S. Africa

W. Africa

W. Indies

B. Empire, other

Belgium

N. Chins

M. China

6,424

11,725

9.565

20,5113

9,125

7,601

12,959

17,816

860

420

885

251

2,445

2.481

9,071

5,815

627

2,751

1,580

2,295

&

1

5

433

505

932

2,332

9,991

6,019

5,865

4.855

84,185

115.198

160,318

11,195

12,497

13,768

238,416 10.400

S. China

Cuba

C. America

115,941

105.569

43.121

7,811

*

4

12

5

12

11

2

11

Denmark

Egypt

France

French Indo-China

920

2,016

1.844

529

225

108

98

89

3,577

8,748

2,638

2,104

40,779

84,419

-

40,860

08.398

Germany

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30,898

39,039

18.065

100

Holland

6,713

5,384

4,431

8.062

Italy

2,590

2,201

1.521

808

Japan

Kwong Chow Wan

Macao

Norway

N. East Indies

Philippines

Portugal...

58.044

18,781

27,430

25.439

7.595

9.121

26,357

37,278

11,044

13,650

32,872

24,700

1.106

1,101

656

435

48,915

40,967

99,431

61,658

3,608

2,297

2,563

6,269

149

243

89

211

S. Americs

1,650

1,470

666

709

Sweden

Switzerland

Spain

Thailand U. 8. A.

1,844

1.261

721

640

909

887

1,118

2.163

173

149

280

123

22,652

36,241

29,881

58,279

51,776

54,706

51,901

77,048

Others

Total

3,982

4,745

5,070

877

617.064

618.189

594,199

752,739

Recapitulation.

United Kingdom

40,732

50.414

99,697

46,846

British Dominions & Possessione

52,910

49,876

42,124

77.883

China

211,821

239.264

228,207

256,636

All Other Countries

306,095

278,016

289,171

$72,874

Total British Empire

99.049

106,289

81,821

123,729

Total Foreign

Total

517,416

511,880

512,378

629,010

617,064

618,169

504, 199

752,789