Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-13
THE WORLDS COMMERCE
FACTS SHOWN BY A STATISTICAL
ABSTRACT.
Trade Balance of This Country Greater
Than That Of ALI Others
Combined.

The story Of the worlds commerce, past
and present, as told in the Statistical Ab-
stract of the World" the first chapter Oh
which has just made its appearance In the
monthly publication of the treasury bureau
of statistics Is an interesting one. Figures
of the commerce of every country OF the
world SO far as obtainable, are given. and
extending back as far as possible, in some
cases only a decade or two, In others a
full century. In Europe a very large pro-
portion of the countries show larger I'M
ports than exports. In America, and, IN
deed, most of the younger countries, the
exports exceed the imports, save in a few
instances In which the country is % sx-
tremely young that it has not developed It'll
producing powers: In the orient some
countries, notably India, export more tina
they import, while in other cases. notably
Japan and China, the imports exceed the
exports.
The United States Leads.
For the United States the figures show
growth in imports from $436, 100000 In 1916
to $eO3, 100000 in 1902, and in exports from
1916, 900 600 to 81, 1856, OOO, co., the trade bal
ance which in 1870 was $50 00O,O 600 excess OK
imports, was in 1902 $452, Co., goo excess OK
exports. The excess of exports over I'M
ports for the United States alone Is greater
world combined.
In Europe.
Taking the European countries in the al
phabetical order in which they are ar
ranged. Austria Hungary shows a growth
in imports from s21O, 100000 in 1870 to $32o,-
100000 in 1901 and in exports. from 1892
OOO. 900 to $3S3, 100000 showing an excess OF
exports in 1901 amounting to $5S, OOO,O 600 :.
Belgiums imports grew from $171 .oOO,oOo
in 1870 to 42sOOO.OOO in 1901, and her ex-
ports from $133, 100000 to 1858 ,OOO,O co. the
balance showing an -. excess ices go OF imports
France increased her imports from $5oS,-
600 600 to $S43 coo, coo, and her exports from
SOIL, 100000 to STA, 100000, the trade balance
being an excess of $50. 100000 of imports In
1901.
Germany's imports increased from $775-
600 eco in 1872 to 81, 800 100000 in 1901 and
her exports from $551, 100000 in 1872 to
81. 054 600, COO in 1901, the trade balance being
in 1901 $256 600 900 of imports.
Italy shows a growth in imports from
s172,OO coo in 1870 to 1891 100000 in. 1901,
and in exports from $146,OOo,OOO to VII
900, Co., the trade balance being $67 OO0,OOO
excess of imports.
Netherlands increased her imports from
$751;, 600 in 1870 to ss1s, OOO, 600 in 1901.
and her exports from $1o3OoO,OOO to 1890
600, Co., the trade balance being $122OOO 1000
excess of imports.
Russia's imports grew from s2O1 zoo, 600 in
1870 to $500 100000 in 1900, and her exports
from s2l6, 600, 600 to 1868, 100000. exports ex-
ceedng imports in 1900 by SAT 100000.
Spain shows a growth in imports Of from
SOL OOO, 600 in 1870 to $1S3, 100000 in 1901,
and her exports increased from SIT 100000
to $152 900, coo. the trade balance being $751;
600, 900 excess of imports.
The united kingdom increased her imports
from ST. go 100000 in 1870 to $2,21O, 100000
in 1901 and her exports from $971.OOO,OOO to
81, 1913 O0C COO the excess of imports over ex-
ports in 1901 being $S47 100000.
In East India.
growth in imports from one hundred and
sixty millions in 1870 to two hundred and
sixty-four millions in 1902, and in exports
from two hundred and fifty-five millions to
four hundred and three millions the trade
balance being one hundred and thirty-nine
millions excess of exports in 1902.
China's imports grew from one hundred
millions in 1870 to one hundred and ninety
millions in 1891, and her exports from
eighty-seven millions to one hundred and
twenty millions, imports exceeding exports
in 1901 by seventy millions of dollars.
Japan increased her imports from thirty
five millions in 1870 to one hundred and
twenty-seven millions in 1901 and her ex-
ports from fifteen millions to one hundred
and twenty-five millions, the trade balance
being two millions excess of imports in
1901.
The trade of Australasia is shown sep
arately for each of the various colonies,
but summarized, shows two hundred and
one millions of imports and two hundred
and thirty-three millions Of exports in 1900,
exclusive of the intercolonial trade, the
balance thus being twenty-five millions ex-
cess of exports.