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ITALY

The value in thousands of lire of the leading imports and exports for 2 years was as follows : —

Imports

1919

19201

Exports

1919

19201

1,000

1,000

1 ,O00

1,000

Lire

Lire

Lire

Lire

Wheat ....

2,525,732

2,542,044

Raw silk.

1,130,460

985,302

Coal and coke

1,486,305

1,111,913

Cotton manufactures

924,389

982,905

Raw cotton

1,655,050

1,654,316

Silk manufactures.

307,081

337,362

Boilers and machinery.

885,163

548,743

Olive oil.

40,502

50,007

Timber. ".

146,955

268,104

Wines

191,583

228,450

Wrought iron and steel.

936,829

818,966

Cheese

8,811

12,872

Wool and woollen goods

722,359

943,936

Fruits

241,129

68,102

Coffee ....

211,541

174,996

Hemp (raw)

168,410

315,407

Scientific and electrical

Hides

70,166

97,567

instruments

45,010

73,434

Eggs

9,301

2,003

Hides (fresh or dried).

560,140

372,866

Sulphur.

75,591

97,255

Silk manufactures.

117,307

176,024

Pulp of wheat.

2,578

5,943

Fish (dried) (or in oil).

386,535

312.510

Spun cotton, yarn,&c.

231,035

223,494

Scrap iron, filings, <tc. .

33,686

50,000

Automobiles.

43,577

307,344

Petroleum and benzine.

223,048

213,044

Fresh vegetables

19,507

44,104

Oil seed ....

71,456

203,569

India rubber and

Tobacco ....

166,272

295,130

gutta-percha

79,295

182,875

Rubber and gutta-percha

155,482

161,925

Flour

18,665

211,134

Copper, brass, bronze,

nice (cleaned).

3,761

511

scrap, filings, &c.

322,796

87,184

Works in marble and

Silk, raw and spun.

181,840

194,417

alabaster

47,129

64,288

Silk cocoons.

62,825

77,937

Tomato conseives.

86,369

92,063

Worked coral.

10,644

8,309

Hats.

88,380

161,117

1 Provisional. Special trade (excluding the precious metals) with the leading countries: —

Imports from

Imports from

Exports to

Exports to

(1919)

(1020) 1

(1919)

(1920) i

1,000 lire

1,000 lire

1,000 lire

1,000 lire

France ....

759,087

1,333,552

1,403,041

1,095,275

United Kingdom

2.444,150

2,368,209

772.602

684,84*

Austria ....

106.430

464,754

319,505

443,875

Germany

88,435

821,537

85,225

380,275

Russia ....

2,267

—

52,571

—

Switzerland

370,303

336,009

786,299

898,134

United States.

7,350,376

4,788,489

629,715

655,113

Turkey in Europe, Albania,

Montenegro, Servia,

Rumania and Bulgaria

85,545

—

680,713

—

Belgium ....

56,932

—

• 98,(i0(i

—

Argentine Republic

1,540,260

1,676,738

149,062

119,101

British Possessions in

Asia (excluding Aden)

624,707

744,806

57,768

161,328

Egypt ....

835,071

101,704

131,782

285,450

Spain ....

197,887

139,662

54,076

189,907

Brazil ....

366,923

275,182

45,538

154,450

China •. . ..

245,763

—

2,370

—

Japan ....

145,534

—

7,367

—

i Provisional.

For the determination of Customs' values, &C, in Italy there is a permanent central oomraission, comprising official members, representatives of commercial corporations, Ac. The values recorded are those of the goods at the frontier, exclusive of import or export duties. For imports and oxports the parties interested declare the value of the goods, bheir quantity, and the country of origin or destination. For imports there is recorded the