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BELGIUM

Special trade countries

Imports from

Exports to

1910

1911

1910

1911

1000 francs

1000 francs

1000 francs

1 000 francs

France.

747,164

738,468

669,146

695,063

United States.

231,186

341,423

117,145

113,982

Gt. Britain & Ireland

516,829

436,220 1

457,649

498,187

Netherlands.

293,461

298,217

328,335

352,346

Germany

576,090

602,393

881,435

959,331

British India.

188,351

267,614

31,973

34,967

Russia

364,053

318,136

67,015

66,904

Rumania

204,625

245,239

17,437

24,283

Argentine Republic.

278,110

272,328

128,561

83,661

Sweden.

33,415

41,464

12,498

12,739

Norway.

35,902

30,528

13,458

15,785

Brazil

32,039

37,916

59,460

52,909

Italy.

37,550

41,412

72,418

66,675

China

25,807

25,117

44,187

48,978

Australia

210,807

192,199

22,955

27,689

Spain

48,661

54,422

39,154

47,671

Chile

63,051

80,595

14,753

20,877

Egypt.

4,206

8,150

22,011

24,503

Switzerland

14,829

14,620

44,737

51,598

Belgian Congo

79,067

57,675

23,970

26,552

Austria-Hungary

15,404

12,568

35,107

38,626

1 Diamonds are not included in the 1911 figures for Great Britain. Hence apparent falling off as compared with figures for previous years.

The principal imports into Great Britain from Belgian ports, and exports of British produce to Belgian ports (Board of Trade returns) were in the years mentioned : —

Imports

1910

1911

Exports

1910

1911

£

£

£

£

Cottons

1,136,528

1,220,920

Cottons.

1,420,222

1,255,281

Woollen Yarn.

1,376,871

1,342,226

Woollens

631,925

708,548

Silks

169.901

163,098

Machinery

1,000,245

968,725

I vox- J'

172,873

171,776

Ships

88,026

176,761

Gloves

278,986

2.54.061 1

Hoises.

390,873

456,981

Flax.

1,183,858

1,053,964 1

Iron

810,378

785,027

Zinc.

1,042,900

1,215,411 1

Coal

083.077

754,425

Linen

639 711

769,907 !

The total trade between England and Belgium for 5 years was as follows : —

1909

1908

Imports from Belgium to U.K. Exports to Belgium from U.K.

£ £

16,241,919 17.672,418

9,571,377 10,606,995

1910

£ 19,195,974 10,886,704

1911

1912

£ I £

20,825,720 -jS. 634, 000 11,373,409 12,246,000