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UNITED STATES

DISTRIBUTION OF THE COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES, BY LEADIN( COUNTRIES AND GRAND DIVISIONS OF THE GLOBE, DURING THE YEAI ENDING JUNE 30, 1898 — Continued

Exports

Total

Excess of

Countries

Imports

Exports and

Exports or

Domestic

Foreign

Total

Imports

Imports

Mexico.

20,405,952

800,987

21,206,939

19,004,863

40,211,802

a 2,202,076

Central American

States. . •.

4,819,467

500,691

5,320,158

7,266,480

12,586,638

h 1,946,322

Other North Amer-

ica ...

1,721,363

46,668

1,768,031

792,282

2,560,268

o 975,799

Brazil

18,262,951

54,085

13,317,086

61,750,369

75,067,405

6 48,438,333

Argentina

5,948,846

480,224

6,429,070

5,915,879

12,344,949

a 513,191

Venezuela

2,704,908

41,353

2,746,261

7,722,564

10,468,825

& 4,976,303

Other South Amer-

ica .. .

11,117,260

212,074

11,329,334

16,702,882

28,032,216

7^5,373,548

Japan

20,354,689

30,852

20,385,541

25,228,610

45,609,151

Z/4,8;38,069

China

9,992,070

824

9,992,894

20,826.^36

30,319,330

1 10,333,542

Other Asia

14,295,854

33,502

14,329,356

47,044,547

61,373,908

6 32,715,191

Hawaiian Islands.

5,773,672

133,483

5,907,155

17,187,380

23,094,585

tll,2S0,22f

British Australasia

15,520,987

88,876

15,609,863

5,578,898

21,188,761

a 10,030,96£

Other Oceanica

474.588

11,416

486,004

4,092,952

4,578,95(5

?> 3,606,948

Africa Total

17,494,860

20,870

17,515,730

7,193,639

24,709,369

r/ 10,322,091

1,210,291,913

21,190,417

1,231,482,330

$616,049,654

1,847,531,984

a 615,432, 67(

a Excess of exports.

h Excess of imports.

The following shows the principal features of the foreign commerce during the fiscal year 1898, compared with 1897 :

PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF FOREIGN COMMERCE

1897

1898

-I-, increase ; -, decrease

Imports:

Merchandise : Free .... Dutiable

Total

Per cent dutiable.

Gold

Silver

Exports :

Merchandise : Domestic Foreign

Total

Gold

Silver

Imports of merchandise for consumption Duties paid

Ad valorem duties :

On dutiable. . percent On free and dutiable. "

$381,938,243 382,792,169

$291,414,175 324,635.479

- $00,524,06"^ — 58. 156. »;!)

764,730,412

616,049,654

— 148,680,75s

50.1

52.7

85,014.780 30,533,227

120,391,674 80,927,781

+ 35,376,894 + 394,554

$1,032,007,603 18,985,953

$1,210,291,918 21,190,417

+ $178,284,310 + 2.204,4(U

1 ,050,993,55

1,231,482,330

+ 1S0,4SS.774

40,361,580 61,946,638

15,406,391 55,105.239

- 24,955,189 - 6,S41,399

789,251,030 172,760,3(i

587,163,700 145,438,385

- 202,097,330 - 27,321,976

42.41 21.89

48.86 24.77