The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-13
EXCESS OF EXPORTS
Greater for United States Than for
All other Countries Combined.

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washington, April 12.-The story of
Aha worlds commerce, past and pres
~, as told in the Statistical Abb
-+,-,ct of the World" the first chap
,er of which has just made it's appear
arce in the monthly publication of
,be Treasury Bureau of Statistics, is
an interesting one. This first chap
tor Of the Statistical Abstract of the
world presents the figures of the COM
MERGE of every country of the world,
en- far as obtainable, extending back
as far as possible; in some cases only
q decade or two, in others a full CEN
turv. The figures are expressed in
United States currency, and the sub
eeouent chapters, which will discuss
Quantities as well as values, will also
h. expressed in terms of United States
weights and measures.
Taking the European countries in the
alpha betical order in which they are
arranged, Austria Hungary shows a
Growth in imports from $210 000, 900 in
1S70 10 S325, 0G0 900 in 1901, and in ex-
ports. from $192,000,0O0 to $685. 900, COO
showing an excess of exports in 1901
amounting to $4,000, 900. Belgiums i'm
norts grew from 100000 in 1870 to
s423 .000 200 in 1901, and her exports,
from $l33, 100000 to $353,000,O0O, the bal
snca showing an excess of imports
amounting in 1901 to SIS, 900, 900. France
increased her imports from 1888 ,000,-
600 to $S43, 100000, and her exports from
S54l, 900, 900 to $774,000,0 600, the trade bal
anca being an excess of 69,000000 of
imports in 1901 Germany's imports in
creased from STE, 100000 in 1872 to ST.
100000, 900 in 1901, and her exports from
S55l. 000. 900 in 1872 to 81, 1854 ZOO, 600 in
1901. the trade balance being in 1901
$3.50. 900 of imports. Italy shows a
growth in imports from $172, 0G0, 900 in
1870 to 1881, 900, 600 in 1901, and in
exports from s146,OOO,OOO to 1884,
100000, the trade balance being
s67,0O0,00O excess of imports. Meth
erands increased her imports from
S1SL0O0,O00 in 1870 to 100000 600 in
1901. and her exports from $153, 900 900
to $685. 100000 the trade balance being
$4,000, 900 excess of imports. Russia's
Imports grew from $201 900, 900, in 1870,
TO 322 000 900 in 1900, and her exports
from $216, COO 900 to 1868, 000,0 900, exports
exceeding imports in 1900 by SAL 900 900.
Spain shows a growth in imports of
from SOL ,000 900, in 1870, to $1S3,000 900
in 1901, and her exports increased from
$1,000 600 to $152, 900, 900, the trade bal
ance being $31, 900, 900 excess of imports.
The United Kingdom increased her i'm
ports from 81, 259 900, in 1870 to $2,210, 900
in 1901, and her exports from 1911 600, 900
to 81, 1863 900 900, the excess of imports
over exports in 1901 being $S47 900 900.
Turning to Asia and Oceanica, the
figures of the trade of India shows a
growth in imports from $3.50, 100000 in
1870. to 264,000000 in 1902, and in ex-
ports from S255, 900, 900 to $403. 900 900, the
trade balance being $139, 900, 900 excess
of exports, in 1902. China's imports
grew from $780, 900, 900, in 1870, to $780,
100000 in 1901, and her eXpors from $751;
100000 to $120, 000 900, imports exceed
ing exports in 1901 by $4,000, 900. Japan
increased her imports from $35, 900 900,
in 1870, to 1921, 900, 900 in 1901 and her
exports from $1,000, 900 to $125, 900 900,
the trade balance being $4,000 900 excess
of imports in 1901. The trade of Aus
tralasa is shown separately for each
in the vorious colonies, but, summar-
lied, shows $201, 0O0 900 of imports and
1923 100000 of exports in 1900, exclusive
of the intercolonial trade, the balance
thus being $4,000, 900 excess of exports.
Considering the principal American
countries the figures show for Mexico
growth in imports from 500 900, 900, in
1873, to $62 0OO,0 900 in 1901, and in ex-
ports, from $4,000 900. in 1877, to $685.
600 in 1901, the excess of imports
i'm 1901 being $29. 900. 900. This adverse
trade balance, however, is largely made
up by expectations of silver, which. in
1901 amounted to $35,O00,0 0O Canada
imports increased from $74,000O00, in
1870, to S212, 900, 900 in 1902, and her ex-
ports from $4,000, 900 to $211, O0O, 900, the
trade balance being $4,000 excess of
imports in 1902, though in most of the
years since 1894 the figures show an
excess of exports ranging from $1,000,
900 to $23 100000. For the United
States the figures show a growth in
imports from $436, 100000, in 1870, to
S905,000,000 in 1902, and in exports from
%1G,000,000 to $1.355 900, 900; the trade
balance, which in 1870, was 100000 900
excess of imports, was in 1902, 1852 0OO,-
eco excess of exports. The excess of
exports over imports for the United
States alone is greater than that of
all other countries of the world COM