The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-06-06
A[IT0g1
Exported by the United States
in One Year Reach TO-
600 n Number.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. June g.
Twenty thousand automobiles VIII
be the export record Of the United
States IN the hscaF year which ends
with the present month, and their
value. including parts and accea-
sorIes, VIII approximate $27,O0O.-
coo. This statement is necessarily
in very round terms, for the Bureau
Of Statistics, upon whose ngures the
estimate is based, has at present de-
tailed figures covering but ten
months They show, however,
nearly 1900 automobiles exported
to foreign countries in the ten
months ending with April. valued
at 10 1-2 million dollars; parts
thereof, S1-4 million dollars; tires,
sent separately from machines I'M
der the head OF exports OF rubber
manufactures. over two million, ana
automobile engines two-tnirds of
million dollars. making a total for
the ten months of practically %
million dollars and fully iustifying
the assertion that for the full
twelve months the total WIN ap-
prox.mate and probably exceed
$27,OOO,0OO. This figure includes
only the exports to foreign countries
and is exclusive OF the 500 ma
chimes sent to our non-contguous
territory. valued at S1.5O0.0OO
The total OF s27.OOO.OoO worth
of automobiles sent out of the coun-
try in 1912 is In marked contrast
with the figures OF decade ago.
1902, which, by the way. was the
first year in which the Bureau of
Statistics found the exports of au-
tomobIles of sufficient Importance to
justify a separate record. she total
for that Year being q little less than
i$1,OOOiooO, as against $4,000. 900
ten years later.
The growth in exports OF auto
mobiles from the United states has
been especially marked during the
period since 1905. this growth being
coincilent with the expansion of the
domestic industry and correspond
Ing decrease, in imports Of automo-
iblles. Thus in the period from
1899 to 1904 the value OF domestic
manufactures of this class of articles
Increased aboutf25 million dollars,
from 5 million doiars in 1899 to 80
million in 1904, an increase OF rs
million dollars; while In the period
from 1904 to 1909 the value OF the
output Increased practically 22O
million dollars, from 80 million dol
Jars in lso4.to 249 million in 1909.
Accompanying this notable growth
In prediction. the imports OF auto
mobiles decreased from IL mil
lion dollars in 1905 and 4 "a mil
iiontin 1907 10 approximately 2 1-2
million dollars in 1912.
While Francs still leads the world
IN exports OF automobiles, the
United states surpassed that and al
other countries IN. rapidlty OF growth
| of production and expectation. For
example, our own exports of that
class OF articles have Increased from
S., OoO, 900 in the calendar year
1soS to nearly $50, 100000 in 1911;
while in the same period those Of
France increased from S24,6OO.e0C
to $s1. 100000; those Of the United
EKinkdom from 81, 100000 to SIS.
5O0pOO; thoke Of Germany from
$3,OGO;o60 to: 81 ,obp. 900; ant
those -oi Italy from s5i5OO.OOO. t.
$6,lOo,6bO. 'Thus in the bfie'
thtee-year period from 1908 to 1911
there was an absoiute gain of about
$15, 100000, Or 800 per cent in *
ports from tfieiunitsd States; OF 81.
10000 or over 100 per cent 81
those from the United Kingdom o.
ss,OOo,OOO. or 2ss per cent from
Germany; and of 100000. Of
slightly more than ten per cent Ii
those from Italy.
Approximately 25 per cent Of the
automobiles exported from the
United States are shipped to Cana.
da; about 40 per cent to Europe
chiefly Great Britain; about 30 pc,
cent to British Australia; about
per cent to South America, and
smaller proportions to Mexico. the
West Indies and various countries
N Asia, oeeanlca and AFRICA. Dur
ing the ten months end ng with
April. the. latest period for which
figures OF distribution are availabls
in the Bureau OF statistics. 4.716
automobi'es were exported to the
United Kingdom; 4.424 to Canada;