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The total value of the foreign trade for the last six years was :-
1888 Exports, Yen 65,705,510 Imports, 65,455,234
1889
70,060,706
Total
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1890 56,603,506
1891 79,527,272
1892 91,102,754 66,103,766 81,728,580 62,927,268 71,326,079
1893
89,712,864
88,257,172
131,160,744 136,164,472 138,332,086 142,454,540 162,428,833 177,970,036 The export of Raw Silk increased from 2,110,315 catties in 1890 to 5,325,148 catties in 1891, and to 5,406,856 catties in 1892, but fell to 3,712,213 in 1893. There has been a large increase in the export of Silk Piece Goods. The export of Tea varied little during the last three years and amounted to 36,443,555 catties in 1893. The export of Coal in 1893 was 829,667 tons and 410,659 tons for ships' use, being an increase of 18 per cent. in quantity and of 6 per cent. in value over that of 1892, which was about the same in amount and value as for the two previous years. The export of Matches steadily increases. It was 13,541,287 gross in 1893, against 9,242,035 in 1892, 8,029,932 in 1891, and 6,724,585 in 1890.
Of Imports Raw Cotton increased from 52,141,752 catties in 1890 to 113,348,220 catties in 1892 and to 115,831,776 catties in 1893; showing the rapid progress the country is making in supplying herself with the manufactured goods she requires; the erection of mills being of course greatly stimulated by the recent appreciation of gold. 17,337,600 catties of Cotton Yarn were imported in 1891, 24,308,491 in 1892, and 19,405,152 in 1893. There was a fair increase in the importation of Cotton Piece Goods, the values being yen 3,502,127 in 1891, yen 4,789,240 in 1892, and yen 5,795,015 in 1893. Woollen Goods were imported to the value of yen 5,481,938 in 1891, yen 6,988,164 in 1892, and yen 8,304,240 in 1893. Metals show a decline from yen 6,729,559 in 1890 to yen 4,990,580 in 1892, but increased to yen 6,792,024 in 1893. The importation of Kerosine Oil declined from 42,663,580 gallons in 1890 to 32,689,275 in 1892, but increased to 49,763,392 in 1893. Sugar imported showed an increase from 167,531,523 catties in 1891 to 196,912,263 in 1892, and to 214,855,484 in 1893.
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The trade of 1803 was divided between the Treaty Ports as under :-
Yokohama Kobe Osaka Nagasaki Hakodate Other Ports Totals Exports, Yen 55,209,586 24,968,974 1,212,892 3,226,062 639,627 4,455,724 89,712,864 Imports, 36,305,069 41,294,270 6,504,997 3,524,199 24,322 604,308 88,257,172
Total,
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91,514,655 66,263,250 7,717,889 6,750,201 663,919 5,060,032 177,970,036 The following was the total value of commodities exported to and imported from Foreign Countries in 1893 :-
Continent of Europe
United States of America
Great Britain......
China
Hongkong
India and British Colonies
Corea
Other Countries and Ships' use
Exports
Imports
Total
.....Yen 24,098,088
14,315,339
38,413,427
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27,739,458
6,090,408
33,829,866
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4,995,974
27,929,629
32,925,603
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7,714,420
17,095,975
24,810,395
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15,688,875
8,268,071
23,956,946
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5,082,276
9,014,692
14,096,968
1,301,243
1,999,439
3,300,682
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3,092,530
3,543,619
6,636,149
Yen 89,712,864
88,257,172 177,970,036
The following table shows the total values of the principal classes of goods Exported
..Yen 5,002,768
332,486 939,419 31,591,836
in 1893 :-
Books and Paper
.Yen
362,267 Rice
Camphor
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1,308,611 Screens..
Coal and Coke
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4,825,131 Seaweeds...
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Cuttle Fish
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1,426,781 Silk, Floss Silk and Cocoons.
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Drugs, Medicines, Dyes, &c...
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1,037,867 Silk Manufactures
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8,429,117
Fans
Grain, Beverages and Provns. Kanten or Colle Vegetale
Lacquered Ware
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458,869 Skins, Hair, Shells, Horn, &c. 2,535,782 Straw-plaits
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333,603
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378,349
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682,140 Tea
7,702,088
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Matches
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708,992 Textile Fabrics, Clothing, &c. 3,537,974 Umbrellas
2,159,470
632,085
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Mats for floor.......
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1,723,383 Sundries & Duty Free Goods.
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5,201,210
Metals
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5,012,002 Foreign Produce and Manf.
762,850
Oil and Wax
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1,050,593
Porcelain and Earthenware...
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1,577,191
Yen 89,712,864
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