The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-05-11
onR MANufACTURING ExPORTS.

manufactures from the United Stdte
and their distribution TO countries am
grand divisions are discussed IN muci
detail in monograph prepared by I'M
Treasury Bureau of Statistics. for pub
t,cation in the April Summary of Com
merce and Finance. II shows the ex'
nortations of manufactures in eacf
year from 1870 to the present time ane
their distribution country by coun-
try. and article by article in each
wear from 1892 to 1902. The expectation
of manufactures has grown from 81
z4s547 in 1880 to 1850. 45s in 1850. $lc2'-
s5s,O15 in 1880. 1851 .1O2,37s in 1890, and
s4Os. s41 .4O1 in 1902. In 1880. manufac-
tures formed SIS per cent Of the total
domestic exports; in 1850, 1903 per
cent; in 1880, 1913 per cent; in 1880.
1z.s7 per cent, and in 1902. 29.77 per cent.
This shows that the exports OF manu-
features are increasing much more rap
idly than those OF other great classes
of the exports. This growth in the ex-
uortafion of manufactures is especially
marked in the period since 1895. In that
year, 1895, the total exports of man
ufactures were s1ss, 5s5. 74s. having gain
ed eighty-one million dollars in the
fifteen years between 1880 and 1885. In,
the eight years from 1895 to 1908 the
increase was two hundred and twenty
millions. Thus in the eight years since
1895. the increase in the expectation OF
manufactures has been nearly three
times as much as in the fifteen years
Immediately prior to 1895.
The statements OF distribution Of the |
manufactures exported also show some
striking and interesting facts. They
show. for example, that practically one
half of the manufactures exported from
the United States go to Europe, and
that the expectation of manufactures TO
Europe has grown from seventy-six mil |
lions in 1892 to one hundred and ninety
seven million dollars in 1902. To North /
America other than the United States, |
our exports of manufactures have
grown from thirty-three millions In
1892 to one hundred millions in 1902. OF
which fifty-four million dollars value
went to British North America. British
territory, including both the United
Kingdom and its colonies, takes one-half
OF the manufactures exported from the
United States, or two hundred millions.
In round terms, of the total expectation
OF four hundred millions in value in
1902; while the United Kingdom alone
took one hundred millions. or one
fourth of our total expectation of man
ufactures in 1902.
: Considering the exports by great
groups of articles, it may be said that
manufactures of iron and steel as
group form the largest item, in the ex-
ports of manufactures. having grown
from ffty-two thousand dollars in 1900
to three hundred and twenty-five thou
sand in 1880. one million dollars in 1850.
about six millions in 1860, thirteen mil
lions in 1870, twenty-five millions in
1890, and one hundred and twenty-one
millions in 1900: while in 1902. owing TO
the unusual demand in the United
states for iron and steel manufactures,
the exports thereof dropped to ninety
eight millions. Mineral oils form the
second largest item among the groups
OF manufactures, having grown from
thirty millions In 1870 to sixty-six mil
lions in 1902. Copper manufactures
rank third, the total exports having
grown from one and one-half million
dollars in 1850 to two and one-fourth
millions in 1890 and forty-one millions
In 1902 Cotton manufactures have
grown from four and one-half mill
Hons in 1850 to ten millions in 1850,
twenty-four millions in 1900. and thirty
two millions in 1902 Leather and it's
manufactures have Increased their ex-
portations from one and one-half mil
lions in 1850 to six and one-half millions
In 1880, twelve millions in 1890, twenty
seven millions in 1900. and twenty
millions in 1902. Exports of agricul-
turaI implements have grown from one
million dollars in 1870 to four millions
In 1890. sixteen millions in 1900 and six
teen and one-fourth millions in 1902.
Twenty-eight articles or groups of arti-
Giles exceeded one million dollars in the
value of their respective exports in the
fiscal year 1902 OF these twenty-eight
groups now exceeding one million dol
lars each in value annually, not a single
one aggregated as much as a million
dollars in 1920, and only three groups
exceeded one million dollars as late as
1850; in 1850. eight groups exceeded each
one million dollars; in 1880 the number
OF groups exceeding one million dollars
in value was thirteen; in 1890 twenty,
and in 1902, as already indicated, TWEEN
ty-ejght exceeded one million dollars
each in the value of their annual ex-
portations.
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