Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-14
DISTRIBUTION OF EXPORTS OF
 DOMESTIC MANUFACTURES.

The distribution to the world of the billion dollars worth of manufactures exported in the year just ended is the subject of much inquiry among the manufacturers of the United States. The bureau of statistics of the depart ment of commerce and labor recently announced that the value of manufac- lures sent out of the country had for the first time crossed the billion dollar line, the total for the calendar year 1911 of merchandise sent to foreign countries and to Hawaii and Porto Ri- co having been 1,0G2 million dollars and that this total is practically dou- ble that of a decade ago.
 Comparing the exports of manufac- lures in 1911 with those of earlier years, the bureau finds that they have increased 100 per cent, or doubled in value since 1902, and Therefore com pares in detail the figures of 1911 with those of that year. It finds that in this years period in which the value of manufactures exported doubled, the increase, measured by percentages, is; To Asia 3e per cent, to Africa 64 per cent.,, to Europe 70 per cent, to North America l5S per cent, and to South America PAS Der cent. The actual gains are as follows To Africa in 1902, II million dollars: in 1911, IS million, an increase of ' million dol lars; to Asia, in 1902. A million dol lars, in 1911, 50 million. an increase of 16 million; to Oceania, in 1902, 29 million, in 1911, 57 million. an increase of 2S million dollars; to South America in 1902, 27 million. in 1911, 94 million, an increase of 67 million dollars; to Europe, in 1902, 234 million, in 1911, 397 million, an increase of 16S million dollars; and to North America, in 1902, 109 million. in 1911, PSI million, an increase of 172 million dollars.
 The share which manufactures form ed of the total exports of domestic merchandise, to the various grand di- visions at the two periods named, was as follows: To Europe. in 1902, g per cent, in 1911, 90 per cent; to North America, in 1902, 5S per cent, in 1911. 61 per cent; to South Amer lea, in 1902, 71 per cent, in 1911, S6 per cent. to Asia, in 1902, 69 per cent, in 1911. T per cent: to Africa, in 1902, S3 per cent, in 1911. 75 per cent; and to Oceania, in 1902, S5 per cent, in 1911, S6 per cent Of the manufac- lures exported in the last fiscal year, A per cent. went to Europe, 31 per cent. to North America. II per cent. to South America, per cent. to Asia, s per cent. to Oceania, and per cent. to Africa.
 Every part of the world Is taking increased amounts of agricultural i'm plements from the United States. To Europe the growth in the decade 1901 . 1911 was from 10 to F million dollars; to North America from 1-2 to 6 million; to South America, from 1 3-4 to million; to Asia. from 190 thou sand to quarters of a million to Oceania, from one million to 1 S-4 million, and to Africa, from 1-4 million to 1 1-2 million dollars.
 American cars. and carriages, in- cluding automobiles, are also increas- ing in popularity abroad. the exports having nearly trebled in ten years. Of the 30 1-2 million dollars worth ex- ported in 1911, one-half went to North America, 15 12 million. against 8 1-2 million in 1901 to South America, , millions, against less than 1 million a decade earlier; and to Oceania. 8 million, against 1 2-3 in 1901.