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SPAIN

The following table shows the various classes of imports and exports for two years : —

Description

1918

1919

Imports

Exports

Impoits

Exports

£

£

£

£

8tone, minerals, glassware and

1,159,844

3,008,508

2,094,082

2,955,361

Metals and their manufactures

799,066

5,93S,490

2,204,749

3,736,714

Drugs and chemical products.

1,447,360

2,452,590

3,187,189

•_».7.-.\!>27

Cotton and its manufactures.

4,101,284

4,715,500

4.S14.913

4,832,946

Other vegetable Hb.res and manu-

701,244

381,941

400,177

340,234

Wool & hair <fc their manufactures

1,205,530

8,984,757

551,471

4,209,709

Silk and its manufactures

1,042,181

280,299

725,892

•J00,412

Paper and its applications

340,928

596,903

308,050

583,2.19

Timber and its manufactures.

533.7S3

1,420,444

1,299,492

2,58.7,630

Animals and their products.

1,9S6,912

1,460,542

3,079,508

3,609,080

Machinery, vehicles and vessels

2,377,67S

820,629

4,862,558

GS4,001

Alimentary substances, including

grain, sugar, wine, <fcc.

5,123,863

13,331,396

8,582,043

24,9S9,0S1

Various

757,005

544,240

2,140,36S

519,310

21. 009

11,408

372,001

22,409

254,729

Tobacco (special) ....

1,359,062

—

1,543,011

—

31,425

—

135,905

—

Totals.

24,394,077

37,917,084

43,375,120

52,448,472

In 1919 the total value of wine exported was 7,812,965/.

The following table shows the distribution of the commerce of Spain (general and special impoits, and general exports) in 1917 and 1918, in thousands of pesetas : —

Imports from

Exports to

Country

1917

1918

1917

1918

1,000 Pesetas

1,000 Pesetas

1,000 Pesetas

1,000 Pesetas

United Kingdom

100,'. Mi

00,711

202,065

167,556

France ....

144,891

87,692

588,268

342,023

Germany ....

27

74

—

■—

United States.

776,699

142,024

106,128

49.S73

16,251

12,011

62,771

42,771

Porto Rico ....

13.241

9,009

30,306

1.220

Philippine Islands

18,611

3,044

8,946

Morocco ....

8,875

3,022

25,503

Other countries.

302,172

808,lSi


 * r>0,773

lu0,007«

The customs receipts and post duos in 1915 amounted to 5,839,147/. ; in 1916, 6,001,733/. ; in 1917, 5,475,660/. ; in 1918, 4,787,051/. ; in 1919, 10,478,684/.

There is no formal treaty providing for 'most favoured nation treat- ment' between Great Britain and Spain, but, under an Act passed by the Spanish Cortes in 1894, imports from the United Kingdom into Spain are subject to the minimum tariff, and British merchants have all the advan- tages conceded to those of any European State. Under notes exchanged on December, 28, 1894, there is an understanding that commercial relations between the two countries will continue on this basis, subject to six months' notice on either side.

The special commercial treaty with Fortugal was denounced on Septem-