The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-04
AMERICA HEADS THE LIST.
Statistics of Exports and Imports for
the Current FiScRI Year.

An accurate measurement OF the com
m"rce Of the PRINCIPAL countries Of the
world at the present time is afforded by
some figures published by the Treasury
Bureau of Statistics in thu September
number Of the Monthly Summary Of
OF Commerce and Finance" The state
ment is In the form Of a table showing
the commerce Of thirty leading countries
Of the world during such part Of the ifs
chi year Of each OF the countries as is
available from their latest official reports
Owing 10 the fact that the fiscal years Of
OF the countries differ in their dates Of
termination. the statement is IN some
cases for six months period. I'm other
cases for eight and I'm other cases for
eleven OF twelve months In order to
furnish a basis Tor comparison of the
volume OF the commerce Of the various
countries the Bureau Of Statistics gives
the average monthly imports and exports
during the part of the fiscal year covered
In the statement for each Of the thirty
countries in question
This statement Of the average monthly
value Of the imports and exports Of the
thirty countries furnishes a fair basis
OF comparison Of the commerce of the
countries one with another. and an op-
portInity 10 compare the imports with
the exports. and thus determine whether
the excess. or balance Of trade is on
the import or export side.
An examination Of the fun list OF coun-
tries shows that in two-thirds OF the
number the imports exceed the exports.
and that in onc-third Of the number the
exports are greater than the imports
The countries which show an excess OF
exports over imports are; Argentina, Aus
Mexico, Roumania. European Russia. the
United States and Uruguay. The c0uu-
tries showing an excess Of imports over
exports are. Belgium. Canada Cape Of
Good Hope. China. Cuba. Denmark,
Egypt. France. Germany. Greece. Italy.
Japan. Netherlands. Norway. the Phil
ippine Islands. Portugal Spain. Switzer-
land. Turkey, and the United Kingdom
The following table shows the
average monthly imports and ex-
ports OF the ten countries in
which the exports exceed the i'm
ports in that part Of the current fiscal
year for which figures are now available
unprecedented States. ST. S31g2g. In
qla. British, S2l.59SSil; Austria Hungary,
Argentina. $9.105.3f1. Brazil S5ggs. Tgf.
Mexico, S5.355.39l; Chile. S3.9l9.I02. ROUma-
ma, Sa, $3.50; Uruguay, $2.Z5o.513.
dia. British, 81 SO. slI. Austria-Hungarv
$''.1lLS35- Russia, European. ST 80. GJ).
AFSenUra, N3tZ5.1l3. Brazil. So 15f sf1.
Mexico, S6,229. ga. Chile. S5.la1 1J4. Rouma-
MIA. A,5a8.3io; Uruguay. 822S AS.
The following table shows the average
monthly imports and exports Of the TWEEN
y countries IN which the imports exceed
the exports in that part Of the current
hseal year for which figures are now
available.
Imports uIted Kingdom. S2g7. SS6 400
germany. $lll-5g5.6G5, France, S.. $50. 900
Netherlands. 500 ~. So: Belgium. s34 rs
ey5, Italy. S2561. rs, Switzerland. SIC.
--5' Canada N5.g1-93. Spain. 81. $40. s52:
Japan. Sl-5l.lS5- China. Sl34f6.163. Tur-
10, - -. 90. Egypt S5.-g5.g7S; Denmark.
N.22t2l- Cuba. s. 451 .T13. Cape OF Good
Hope. S..2N.le5; Norway. S593l .gH. Portu-
gal. s.. il5 i'4, Philippine Islands s. SD. 80
Greece. .2.QT.2S2
ENports-J nIted Kingdom. Sic. 2n5. tS5.
Germany. ~ 81 So. France. S55Z35.t0p.
Netherlands. 55.-9J. go. Belgium S2S OF
t'H, italy, 2l.iSl.Ifi. Switzerland. S1SIy1-
100. canada. SPIES 0f3. Spain. Sl0.125 sac.
Japan, $3.5Jl.tf3. China. s.. 553 055. Turkey.
y5.655.e1l Egypt, s5.7o!.C2 Denmark. s. a3G
9'f. Cuba, S,-54.55J. Cape Of Good Hope.
zi.94J5t5; Norway. S'.5fs 80. Portugal. s.
i-5+5i. PhiIpp.re Islands, S193. iI1.
Greece s. 40 40