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JAPAN

Exports to

Countries

1919

3,166,549

284,456

1,536,891

731,148

15,530,278

13,823,479

4,924,982

1920

1919

1920

Holland

Hawaii

Hongkong.

Italy.

Philippine Islands

Chile

Asiatic Russia.

6,281,304 263,024

2,231,586

2,116,981 16,404,811 24,679,330

3,831,684

1,468,388

8,612,540

.89,153,821

6,398,415 18,556,179

3,290,467 70,958,261

7,900,318 13,202,491 74,066.243

6,376,564 34,376,388

2,222,326 22,880,772

Sweden Siam. Switzerland. U.S. of America.

11,284,691

29,937,129

S,643,598

766,381,438

17,382,667

3,245,115

9,194,985

873,177,075

731,879

3,528.254

40S.007

828,097,621

414,866

4,200,736

135,836

505,017,906

The recorded values are ascertained from shipping documents and invoices, in the case of exports being given as the market values in Japan, and of imports as the values in the countries of purchase, inclusive of the cost of transport, insurance, Ac. The prime oiij.Mii and ultimate destination, as far as they are known, are recorded as disclosed in the shipping documents.

Chief articles of the foreign commerce, excluding re-imports and re- exports : —

Imports

1919

1920 Exports

1919

1920

Veu

Yen

Yen

Yen

Rice.

162,220,404

18,085,000

Cotton yarn.

114,232,082

153,013,000

Beans and Peas

35,212,757

47,648,000

Cotton tissues

280,061,883

334,975,000

Sugar

58,183,590

60,220,000

Raw silk

623,919,491

383,576,000

Raw cotton

667,866,651

721,433,000 Silk waste and Floss

Crude India Rubber

17,364,192

13,417,000

Silk.

27,509,000

27,541,000

Aniline DyeB.

10,720,919 15,489,615

15,439,000 19,371,000

Silk tissue

162,477,000

158,426,000

Hides and Skins

Coal

37,735,574

45,200,000

Wool

61,304,245

121,625,000

Toys

13,001,436

21,186,000

Woollen tissues

12,605,000

31,782,000

Matches.

32,968,351

28,453,000

Coal

18,567.231

19,913,000

Copper.

26,151,000

12,689,010

Oil cake.

135,188,720 21,675,646

150,909,000 21,270,000

Camphor Iron

7,883,875

4,966,000

Petroleum

21,240,000

14,742,000

Iron, bar, rod,

Tea.

18,402,054

17,110,000

plates, &.C.

156.579.10S

201,152,000

Rico

4,386,957

6,051,000

Saltpetre.

13,847,954

24,740,000

Glassware

19,689,000

23,239,000

Machinery

89,273,420

110,921,000

Earthenware.

22,029,798

31,456,000

Flax and Hemp

16,879,421

15,326,000

Machinery

10,961,000

17,153,000

Pulp

10,687,206

13,185,000

Kcflned sugar.

21,627,307

30,596,000

Cotton tissues

9.710,000

17,359,000

The imports of bullion and specie (gold and silver) in 1920 amounted to 404,735,000 yen, andexports to 3,898,000 yen; in 1919, imports, 327,477,000 yen; export*, 95,054,000 yen.

The staple articles of import from Japan into Great Britain (Board of Trade returns) in the year 1919 were silk manufactures, 4,329,683/. ; straw plaiting, 1,068,132/. ; unwrought copper, 195,044/. ; peas, 1,402,539/. ; crude zinc, 193,773/. ; soya beans, 1,588,434/. The staple articles of British export to Japan consist of cotton goods of the value of 773,796/. ; cotton yarn, 209, 1512.; woollen goods, 1,426,260/.; iron, wrought and unwrought, 3,274,3692. ; machinery, 1,796,246/.; hats, 45,802/.; arms and ammunition, 115,538/.