Page:Statesman's Year-Book 1921.djvu/24

 XX

THE STATESMAN'S YEAR-BOOK, 1921

II.-WORLD'S PRODUCTION OF GOLD.

(In millions of pounds).

The

! The

Trans- vaal

rest of

Total

Foreign

Trans- restof

Total

Foreign

Year

the

British

Coun-

World

British

Coun-

World

Em-

Empire

tries

Empire

tries

pire

1917 ! 3S-3

pire

1913

37 4

19-6

57-0

37-7

94-7

17-8

56-1

30-9

87

1014

35-6

19-6

53-2

37-4

92-6

1918 | 35-8

16-5

523

26-7

79

1915

38 6

201

58-7

38-1

96-8

1919 i 35-5

14 6

50-1

25o

75-6

1916

39-5

20.1

59-6

33-9

935

li»20 34-5 13-5

480

220

700

III.-WORLD'S PRODUCTION OF SILVER

Country

1915

1916

1917

1918

North America —

ozs.

ozs.

ozs.

ozs.

United States.

74,961,075

74,414,800

71,740,400

67,810,100

Canada ....

26,625,960

25,459,700

22,221,300

21,284,600

Mexico ....

39,570,161

22,838,400

35,000,000

62,517,000

Central America.

2,920,490

2,602,500

2,169,500

2,900,000

South America —

Bolivia and Chile.

3,870 065

4,402,100

4,151,600

4,335,000

Argentina

—

21,300

29,000

25,000

Brazil ....

21,528

22,000

25^000

55,000

Colombia ....

351,271

309,400

325,000

325,000

Ecuador ....

24,655

30,000

45,000

40,000

Peru

9,419,950

10,787,000

10,864,400

10,800,000

Guiana and Uruguay

—

8,500

8,000

8,000

Venezuela ....

—

3,300

3,000

Europe —

Austria-Hungary

1,772,699

1,500,000

1,500,000

1,750,000

Great Britain.

96,450

86,500

75,000

50,000

Greece ....

591,464

350,000

350,000

860,000

Italy

493,856

486,500

486,500

500,000

Norway ....

413,867

439,100

294,900

270,200

Spain and Portugal.

4,507,454

4,517,800

2,860,000

3,100,000

Russia ....

038,403

560,000

500,000

400,000

Serbia ....

—

10,000

20,000

20,000

Sweden ....

24,230

37.900

35,000

31,500

Turkey ....

1,509,133

500,000

400,000

400,000

Australasia ....

9,250,000

10,700,000

10,000,000

10,000,000

Asia —

British India.

2S4.875

280,000

275,000

270,000

China ....

18,230

30,000

63,900

70,(100

Chosen (Korea)

21,897

25,000

26,500

26,000

Dutch East Indies.

400,000

400,000

400,000

400,000

Indo-Cliina

1,056

1,000

1,000

1,000

Formosa ....

47,653

47,700

39,600

26,900

Japan ....

5,120,298

5,806,700

7,111,700

6,600,400

Burma ....

—

'.•77,100

1,793,700

1,OT0,6M

Africa

Belgian Congo.

4,770

11,000

10,300

10,500

Egypt

1,657

1,200

900

800

b East Africii. Madagascar

} -

20,000

20,000

20,000

Kliudcsia ....

185,233

200,700

212,000

175,700

Transvaal, Cape Colony,

Natal ....

996,379

968,900

988,100

877,600

Portuguese East Africa.

—

1,200

1,200

1,200

Total

184,204,745

168,843,000

174,187,800

197,394,900