The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-11
PRINCIPAL FACTS
OF IMPORT TRADE
United States Supplies SO
Per Cent.
TOTAL WAS S8,141,O54,000
Countries Nearest Take Greatest Share
of Supplies From This Nation.
Interesting Figures.
TOTAL WAS S8,141,O54,0oo

The imports of the grand divisions
and principal countries of the world
and tie share thereof supplied by the
United States" is the title of a table
just presented by the Department of
Commerce. through its Bureau of Sta
tistics. 1t shows the total imports Of
each of the principal countries of the
world. the amount of those imports
drawn from the United States, and the
percentage our products form of the
total imports.
The statement shows that Of the
ssh, 054.OOO worth of merchandise i'm
ported by Europe in 1902. the United
States supplied $1,211, 356, 600, or Ass per
cent of the total
North America, other than the United
States, imported merchandise to the
value of S4l0, $4,000, of which the United
States supplied S2l5.S66.OOO or 5255 per
cent
South America imported S349. 691. 600 Of
which $43,S7S 600, or 1855 per cent. was
from the United States
Asias imports were 1850. $50 O0 Of
which $5O,167,0OO. or 81 per cent, was
from the United States
Africa's imports were S436, 600, o.
which S24. 333. 600 or SIS per cent. was
from the United States.
4Td0e with OCeanla.
The imports of Oceania were. S292. 1O7.-
600. Of which S34.S55. 900. or 11.93 per cent.
was drawn from the United States This
figure for Oceania does not include the
Hawaiian Islands. which are consid-
cred as a part of the United States, or
the Dutch or French East Indies, which
are included with Asia
In a word. Europe drew Ass per cent
Of her imports from the United States :
North America, other than the United
States, boo per cent; South America,
1885 per cent; Asia, % per cent; Africa.
SIS per cent, and Oceania, 1l-93 pei
cent Of her total imports from the
United States.
These figures Of the imports Of the
various countries are taken from the Of
fetal reports of those countries and
represent their own statement of i'm
ports from the United States. and not
from a statement of our exports 10 those
countries
Imports by Countries.
Taking few of the more important
countries il may be said that the CniteC
Kingdom took 24O3 per cent of her i'm
ports from the United States; Germany
1886 per cent from the United States
France. 9.67 Per cent; Netherlands. 10.1
per cent; Belgium. 1l.59 per cent; Spain
1852 per cent; China, 9.26 per cent
Japan. 4l-5 pei cent NplLLllDLlh etlAl tl
Australia, 1L92 per cent; New Zealand
Ii.65 per cent: Philippine Islands. p a
per cent: Cape OF Good Hope, ESQ PEI
cent; Argentina, 1921 per cent, Colon
bia, 1851 per cent; Venezuela, 3l-9l pei
cent; British Guiana, 3135 per cent
Mexico. 5S.Sl per cent; Canada, 5f14 per
cent; Cuba, AL per cent. British West
Indies. 1897 per cent; and the Central
American States as a whole, 1882 pei
cent.
Nearest the United States.
1t viii be observed from the above
figures that the countries most nearly
contiguous 10 the United States ar
those which take the largest proper
ton OF their imports from this country
Mexico takes 1881 per cent Of her i'm
ports from the United States, Canad;
67.29 per cent, Cuba 43.71 per cent, Cen
trail American States 1872 per cent, an,
the British West Indies 1897 per cent
while the South American cOuntrie
fronting upon the Caribbean Sea tool
about cne-third Of their imports from
the United States, and those Of Soutl
America lying farther south took Du
about 10 TO " per cent OF their import
from the United States.
In the trade with European countrie
those with which we have the most com
piete and frequent steamship cOnnec
Hon, namely, the United Kingdom an
Germany, show a higher percentage o
than Go any others Of the important Eu
ropean countries. In the case OF IN
United Kingdom 24O3 per cent. and Ger
many 1886 per cent, while Europe, a
a whole, takes but lass per cent OF he
imports from tne Emitted States