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Imports and exports in 1919 :-

Imports

Geld Pesos

Exports

Living animals

Foodstuffs

Tobacco.

Beverages

Textiles.

Oils.

Chemicals

Colours

Timber and wood

Paper

Leather.

Iron

Other metals.

Agricultural implements

Glassware and crockery.

fee

2,054,320

9,668,888

9,596,661

U«,238,0M

35,868,858

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5,378,167 31.34V-'-; 10,225,386

3,334,343 67,580,431 5*,427,90« 16,061,651 '-•4.47\-"i

Live-stock products Agricultural product.* Forest products Mineral, Hunting, Ac

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»4«,rt«,9M

1«,4»,572

The customs receipts in 1915 were 9,901,664/. ; in 1916, 10,726,026/. in 1917, 9,800,114/. ; in 1913, 14,215,053/. ; and in 1919, 18,264,647/. Trade bj countries : —

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1919

Imports

Principal Countries

Imports

Exports

Exports

froja

Gold Pesos

Pesos

from

to

Gold Pe*os

Gold Pesos

United Kingdom

124,960,102

305,--

154,478,509

Germany ....

—

1,50

9,538,287

Belgium ....

I" y/" •

—

965,021

59,462,338

Spain

41,779,306

-'3.816.137

46,432.028 '

19.383,300

France * » »i i

25,964. 4s3

113,052,166

26,86.-, i.«s

114,247,124

.Italy

20,"

40,2-

-1,603

41,35!!

United States of America.

1*9,506,948

165,151,610

U9,166,484

Braxil

49,373,561

33,346,557

47.368,807

37,150,237

The ' most favoured nation' treaty of 1825 with Great Britain respecting commerce, and that of 1858 respecting river navigation, are in force.

The staple Argentine imports into the United Kingdom and the chief exports of British produce and manufactures to Argentina (Board of Trade Returns) in two years were as follows : —

Imports into U.K.

Wheat

Maize.

Mutton

Beef.

Linseed

Wool

Oats.

1918

1919

Xtl fro:;. U.K.

£ £

13.253.79S 6,353.666

3,473,760 11,147,631

3,592,0S0 4,957.353

'.-.164,396

30 7,744.217

654,936 2,343,606

. -j9 2,042,344 Jcte manufactures.

Cottons

Woollens

Iron A manufactures

Machinery.

Bailwsv carnages

Coal ....

2,10e,57S

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4*1,3-1 51,361

MMja

556.096 130.950

602 732

Total trade between Argentina and the United Kingdom for 5 years : —

1916 I 1917 1918

a. £ £~

Imports from Argentina into U.K. 51,593,504 48,427, 803462,967,315 81,730,319 Exports to Argentina from U.K 15,045.875 ; 12,S7S,530|17,612,L59 21,217,214

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