The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-02-19
UNITED STATES COMMERCE.


The growth the foreign the United States from 1898
to interesting facts The exports from the Oned
Europe grown during the period named from 68oooo
speaking round O8oooOoo 90 cent those to
Oceanca cent and to
Africa from practically 100000 per cent; while
the growth exports has been from 6oooOoo in 1893 to ST.
484OOoOoo in 1903, or 69 per cent
proper the figures exports Asia and Oceanica
slightly misleading OF the fact that shipments from the
Hawaii which 1893 cassed exports
included the time because OF the TACT that Hawai- now
district of the United States and the shipments to Hawai-
longer included in the table OF foreign countries Ii
the shipments to Hawai- 1903 were included the total exports from
the United States Asia and Ocana would be $o4OooOoo in 1909
instead OF $9oOoOOo thus making the real OF increase to
On the import side imports Europe
growth from $92OOoOOo 1898 28oooOoo in I9o3 IS
per 1T from North America from S7Ioooooo to 2ooooOoor
per from South America from $IO3oooooo to $3oooooo or
per cent Asia and Ocean 100000
So cent and from Africa from 100000 to $IIoooooo or US
per while the total imports show growth from 76oooooo in
1898 to $995OOoOOo in 9o3 or 20 per cent OF increase
may that exports Europe have increased
about 90 from 1893 those North America 81 per
South America cent Asia and Oceana cent
and Africa while the percentage gain total exports
per imports the percentage growth has been from
erica per cent Oceana So per cent Ac
rs per while the total imports the percentage OF increase 20
The actual increase the expectations Of the United States during
the period Europe $o7339o North America $Io2
and to Africa $25373I, and to all countries $6O87324 In inn
poraons the increase from 1898 1903 was from Europe $357
Oo8 from North America $II 4o79; from South America $780,
272 from Asia and Oceania $5828363 and from Africa $8924I9
while the total increase imports during the period $29925
Among strongly marked instances of growth conn
especially the exports that of Canada In 1893 the total
exports the Dominion of Canada amounted $5I2I8 1893
the middle of the period they $9o865 1903 they
$3I562 This makes the percentage of increase since 1893 our
exports Canada growth
$o2332 1893 $532o 800 1903 an Sd
cent To Mexico the growth exports from $I65255
1893 $5o337 1908 1853 per imports
the growth from $3272998 1898 $429I752 1905
increase of p per
These figures supplied by new Bureau of Com
and Statistics presided by Secretary Coyou
valuable bureau and Mr. Corteou has surrounded himself with
excellent staff Of trained experts statistical
No nation earth publishes facts OF this kind quickly Most oil
them year behind but here have the information
weeks after the year had closed
With such figures before any wonder that the
world begins at and feel afraid of the growth American
trader The progress has been simply unprecedented has certainly
been wonderful decade for 1t particularly Of Importance
ce the growth of the Asiac trade and remember the warning given
by consul at Newchang Russia occupies Manchua American
trade in -four lumber and many other articles will be shut Wei
have distinct interest the present because its results may have
powerful influence upon Aouishng oriental trade