The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-08-07
COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES.


Analyses of the foreign commerce presented
by the Department its Bureau of Statistics
relations with each of the principal countries
and analysis of these analyses presents some interesting genera
of the great divisions of the world whether
per imports the United States drawn from Europe
North America 1875 cent from south America 4' per
cent from Asia s Africa OF
the exports 67s cent went to
Enrne n e cent to North America
Der cent ASIA per and 12 to Africa
with the figures of earlier years shows gradual decne
imports supplied by Europe and in the share which Europe
exports supplied of total Imports
to As cent in 1906 the exports the snare
taken by Europe downward from 81 per cent IN 1851 10 " per
in the percentage which Europe holds in the trade Oh
enlargement of our trade with the Orient
The imports from Asia which formed but per cent. Oh W % IN @
$780, formed IA l per cent in 1909 and the exports 10
which amounted but cent of the total in 1870 and - per cent
N IL cent in 1906
Comparing the grand divisions 1905 with those
Europe have from
541 millions 1905 and seem likely to exceed oo mn
year from North America have grown from
1874 millions 1906 will slightly exceed
have from liz millions
in 1895 to ISL millions in 1906 millions below
those of 1905 chiefly quantity coffee and
imported imports have from IS millions
millions in 1905 and will aggregate about 10 millions IN le
of 1895 IL million dollars and in 100 were
Millions figures 1905 however not include from
6 million dollars while the figures OF 1899
from the Hawaiian Islands, the growth imports
Oceana having been rapid proporta than from any @
section of the world From Africa imports have grown from ons IN 1919
to a owe millions 1908.
the total Europe has grown from CPS millions
1905 likely to be nearly or quite 1900 mil
1906 of 100 millions month since the figures OF ten
ports grown to 26O IL millions
ao and seem likely to aggregate about 300 millions year
33 IL millions in 1895 to 81 mil
likely to be about 70 millions 1906 10 ASA the
exports grown millions 1913 IL millions in 1905 but
bnormay
China that To oceana the exports of 1895 were
millions include the II
million Hawaii 1905 though the figures
the thereto To Africa the exports in 1895 were
MILL and in 1905 IS 12 millions
Thus it appears imports from Europe little than
one in the America nearly doube
South America showed but slight increase from ASIA paae
oceana treted Africa increased
other hand Europe nearly doubled m
period from 1929 to lS to Non america n m include the trade with
1oubed to
preata as in
Manufactures supply largest from Europe and
agricultural pou copper steel supply
the largest The bulk of the North American i'm
uots are sugar and lead from Mexico
North American countries are chiefly manu-
features food stuh those at the south From
South America india rubber WOOL hides
and SKINS exports chiefly of manufactures and certain
chiefly of tea coffee raw
tobacco and the exports TO ASA CONSIST
miscellaneous
products and the exports thereto
From Africa the imports chiefly
+ropica and ubpca products exports chiefly
1906 will be about 600
proportion
manufactures of iron and
scientific instruments The exports of
from the United States grown millions 1895 about 600
which manufactures form of the exports from
and 23 1898 to about 81 per cent 'oO
United States make least progress
subrOpcal
imported in the year million dollars worth of
ebnde and the United States
against Kingdom the worlds great exporter
Tropical imported AGO million dollars worth OF
merchandise supplied Isl millions 80 per
imported about 500 million dollars worth of
supplied but 20 millions IL per cent
Tropical 400 million dollars worth of merchandise
United States supplied but 80 Millions or l. per cent VI
the imports supplied
nd Kingdom IS per