Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-10
WORLDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE
1t is Only Half of the Internal Com
merce of This Country

The chief of the bureau of statistics OF
the Department of Commerce and Labor
estimates that the internal commerce OF
the United States amounts to twice as
much as the total international commerce
of the world
The total exports of all nations of the
world was, in the latest year available
$10,515, 100000, ard the value of the total
imports of all nations, s11 sos, 600 ,O0o. This
would give the total value of the world $
imports and exports combined as So, ;i24,-
Wo,00O, but since all articles which were
counted as exports became in turn imports
when they entered the country of destina-
ton, 1t would appear that the actual value
OF the articles entering into Information
commerce is, in round terms. $11 900 O1O. 900.
The chief of the bureau of statistics esti-
mates the value of the articles forming the
internal commerce of the United States at
about 500 Geo COO, 600 in a single year.
In stating the internal commerce of the
United States only a single tranSa elton in
each article is included. while in stating the
international commerce of the world two
transactions in each article are stated,
viz, the exports and the imports (the same
articles eXported).
Europe, of course. supplies a very large
proportion of the worlds international
commerce, both to exports and i'm
ports. The exports of Europe amount to
SO, 49S, coo eco. out of a total of S10515. 900
coo exports of all the countries of the
world, and her imports $500 .ts,u 900.
out of a total of S11 500 600 600 of the total
imports of all the countries of the world.
Thus Europe's total international COM
merce, combining imports and exports,
amounts to practically $15000,00O,OO0, out
of total of 500 600 600 eco of combined i'm
ports and exports.
OF the $500 600 600 of imports into Eu-
rope, 81 ,202 100000, 14.4S per cent, are
from the United States. and of the S6,49s,-
100000 of exports S+o7 .S5s,00o. or 6.27 per
cent, were sent to the United States.
OF the total imports of North America,
other than the United States which
amounted to $437 ,416,0Oo, $23I 100000, or
54.3S per cent. was from the United States,
and of the exports of North America. ex-
elusive of the United States, which amount
ed to SAT- DOG, 600, sos, 64600O. or 5O.25 per
cent, were sent to the United States.
OF the S349 .691 600 imports of South
America. SAB S7S, GOO, or l.. 50 per cent. were
from the United States, and of the total
exports of South America, amounting to
$537 ,439, 600 S107. 161 900, or 1874 per cent,
were sent to the United States.
OF the total imports of Asia, amounting
to S1,OO1 100000, SAG, 1913 .0C0. or 4.66 per
cent were from the United States, and of
the exports from Asia, amounting to ST.
OBS, 099 OGO, S112,2 900, or 1921 per cent.
went to the United States.
OF the imports of Oceania exclusive OF
HawaiD, amounting to s292, 1o7 eco, S34,-
$50. 600, or 1913 per cent, were from the
United States and of the exports, amount
ing to S3OS, 7SS, oGO. S27, 100000, or S.71 per
cent were to the United States.
Of the imports of Africa, which amounted
to S436 256 600 Goo S2i ::,,:''3 600, or 55S per
cent were from the United States, and of
the exports, amounting to $2SS, 4S3, 900, So
457 600 or 2.24 per cent, were sent to the
United States.
Taking the world as a whole, exclusive
of the United States, the imports amount
to SIC, S1S 143 600 of which 81 $50 O10, 600, or
AT per cent, is from the United States;
while the exports of all countries, exclusive
of the United States. amount to S9O79,I6l
coo, Of which $50, 023 600, or 9.59 per cent,
went to the United States.