Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-25
AMERICAN TRADE WITH THE
BRITISH


Over a. billion dollars worth of mer-
chandise passed between the United
States and British territory in the ten
months ending with October for which
statistics have been compiled The
bureau of statistics of the department
OF commerce and labor reports that
exports from the United States to
British flag has been steady, and in
aggregated 759 million and imports
therefrom 3S3 million dollars, thus
indicating hat for every dollars worth
of merchandise imported from the ter
Titory in question, two dollars worth
of American products are exported
thereto.
The growth Of American commerce
with countries and colonies under the
British fals has been steady and in
the case of certain countries, notably
Canada, very rapid In 1905 the ten
months record of imports from Brit
ish territory was 2S9 million, and in
1911. 1888 million dollars, an increase
OF "a million dollars. The 1911 fig
ures are, however. slightly less than
the total for 1910, when the ten
months imports aggregated 4O5 mil
lion dollars. Exports to British terri
tory for corresponding periods of the
ears named meantime grew from $50
million dollars in 1905 to 759 million
in 1911, an increase of 176 million dol
lars The share of the imports into
IL : limited States brought from Brit
ish territory is about 80 per cent;
VIII e about 45 per cent. of the export
goes thereto: and of the total foreign
trade, approximately 40 per cent is
with British territory. The term Brit
ish territory here used includes Eng
land, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Aus
tralia. New Zealand. India and other
British East Indies, British Honduras
British Guiana, Alden. Gibraltar, the
Falkland islands, Hongkong, British
Africa, Newfoundland and Labrador,
the British West Indies, and other
British islands. To all these. with I'M
important exceptions. the exports from
the United States are larger in 1911
than in 1910 or earlier years.
To the United Kingdom, tie largest
British market for American products,
our ten months exports increased from
1913 million dollars in 1910 to 419 mil
lion in 1911: those to Canada, next in
rank, the exports in the ten months
period advanced from POI million dol
lars in 1910 to 249 million in 1911. a
figure more than double the total for
the corresponding period of 1905. Aus
tralia and New Zealand rank third
ket for American goods with a ten
months total of 40 million compared
with 80 million and y million in 1905
for like periods To British Africa
the ten months exports increased from
IL million in 1905 to II million in 1910
and Is million in 1911; those to the
British West Indies from million in
1905 TO million in 1910 and 10 mil
lion in 1911; and those to India "a
million dollars in 1905 to - mill
lion in 1910 and 10 million in 1911. |
The remaining British communities
which show in each case a total in |
excess of 1 million dollars in the ten
months include Hongkong, to which
our exports in ten months We're valued
at million dollars; Newfoundland and |
Labrador. million; the Straits Settle
rnents, 1 "a million; British Guiana, |
l 1-2 million; British Honduras, l 3-4 |
and Alden and Bermuda, each
about 1 million dollars. To Gibraltar |
the total was about S4OO, 200; to Malta, |
Coca, etc. about 100000; and to |
British China, the Falkland islands |
and miscellaneous other British pos |
sessions as a whole about 100000.
As sources of imports into the Unit |
ed states, Great Britain is again first |
divided among the British communi-
million dollars in 1911, compared with |
225 million in 1910 and los million in |
1906 Canada is second. 76 million dol
ars in 1911, against SO million in the
ike period of 1910. India, Al million,
comparing with SO million in the pre- |
,eding year: the Straits Settlements,
20 million other British East Indies.
~ million: British West Indies.
IL IL million: Australia, New Zeal
md. etc, 10 million; British Africa,
million; Hongkong. million; Alden.
1-2 million; and British Honduras
md Newfoundland, each L million dol
ars
Raw cotton, meats, and breadstufrs
orm the bulk of the exports from the
United States to the United Kingdom,
hough certain manufacturers. such as
gricultural implements, leather, ma
hinery and pig copper are important
TENS In the yearly sales To that coun-
ry. our exports to Canada cover
cry wide variety, including manufac-
ures Ct iron and steel. automobiles, IL
uminating oil. corn, cotton, coal, to-
acco, and practically every article
in the export schedule !
australia and the various colonies of
he United Kingdom offer large and