The Detroit times., 1913-07-31
Federal Statistics Prove Sub
stantial Increase in Exports
For Decade
CANADA Is LARGEST
PURCHASER ON LIST
Distribution of American-Madt
Machines Reaches TO All
Parts of World
RAYMOND ". PULLMAN.

Times Washington Bureau, Meropo"
tan Bank Building.
WASHINGTON. july 30 Accord
ing 70 figures just compiled oy the
bureau OF foreign and domestic com
meree. department OF commerce, forty
million dollars worth OF automobiles
and parts thereof, were sent out OF
continental United States In the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1913, against
about one million dollars worth IN
1903, a decade earlier.
These figures OF 1913 include TWEEN
ty-six million dollars worth or nm
ished automobiles sent TO foreign
countries, about two and one-half mil
lion dollars worth TO Hawaii and Por'
70 Rico. four million dollars worth
OF tires, two million dollars worth
OF automobile engines. and five and
one-quarter million dollars worth OF
parts other than tires and engines. II
was only In 1902 that the exports OF
automobiles became sufficient TO just
fly a separate record OF this class OF
merchandise, the figures for that year.
including the separate parts. being
less than one million dollars. In 1907,
i've years later, they were but six mil
Ion. and In 1910, approximately twelve
million dollars in value.
The number OF machines exported
10 foreign countries In 1913 was 20
600. against 1000 in 1910. and little
less than 5000 in 1907, the first year
in which the number was stated In
the export records OF the country.
The average price al which they were
exported was about $l,700 each In
1907. The 1913 exports included
about 900 commercial automobiles
at an average valuation OF $500 each
and 1000 other machines az an aver
age price OF about 81 900 each.
The imports Of automobiles in the
fiscal year 1913 we're less than two
million dollars in value. against over
four million in 1907. and the average
price OF those imported In 1913 was
about $4,000 each, against s3.400 in
1907.
Canada Is the largest purchaser Of
our automobiles. the total number
sent 10 that country in 1913 being
1912. valued at s9,233,56l England
is the next largest customer. the total
number sent TO the United Kingdom
In 1913 being 1878. valued at $3,-
026 1875, while TO British Oceania
(chiefy Australia and New Zealand)
1852. valued at s2,914.45l were export
ed TO South America, 2.s20. valued
az s3,165,205; British South Africa, l.
900, valued at s1,167.37l; Germany.
$40, valued at $76s.41s: British East
Indies. S67 valued az s71l .653. France,
S24 valued at S625795; and 70 Russia
in Europe. 593 valued at s5l9.076. The
average price OF those sent 10 Canada
was over $1,000 each: OF those sent
TO South America, about sl.l00 each;
and OF those exported to Europe. about
$500 each.
The distribution OF American auto
mobiles extends 70 all parts OF the
world, the figures for the fiscal year
1913 showing exports 10 70 countries
and colonies. Bulgaria. Roumania,
Seryia, Turkey, Greece. the Azores,
the Canary Islands, the West Indies,
Siam, the Dutch East Indies, Russia
In Asia, Korea. French Oceania.
Egypt, China, Japan. and India are
included IN the list OF countries named
as the destination Of the exports OF
the year, while the list includes also
practically every country OF Europe,
South America, and North America