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 696 BELGIUM

Leading articles of special commerce for 2 years in thousands of francs : —

Imports

Wool. Wheat. Cotton. Raw hides Coal. Maize. Rubber Flax. Seeds. Building wood Coffee. Chemical products

1919

1,000 1,000 francs, francs. 439,3631 383,570

379,945 221,781 210,964 170,923 99,481 S6.957 95,184 151,961 124,690 83,691 142,002

221,682

255,767

fil.992

12,796

22,301

37,962

38,549

43,866

67,523

129,262

111,226

Exports

Wool

Flax

Flax yarns.

Zinc

Raw hides. . . . Railway and tramway cars. Rubber. Iron and steel

Wheat

Coal

Cotton. . ..

1,000 |

francs, i

377,230

117,610

118,621

81,618

124,828

93,106

65,450

296,994

70,889

96,143

102,051

1,000

francs.

172,693

13,646

50,590

6,069

31,782

5,043

10,127

112,400

5,813

265,347

63,221

Special trade by principal countries :-

Imports fiom

Exports to

1919 1000 francs

1920

1919

1920

1000 francs

1000 francs

1000 francs

France

934,151

2,199,987

588,476

2,508,661

United States.

1,085,716

1,941,088

49,908

304,641

United Kingdom

1,407,242

1,923,249

236,284

1,350,849

Netherlands.

381,290

703,931

446,515

1,026,157

Germany

95,947

903,297

666,644

1,281,780

Argentine Republic.

211,210

630,510

9,690

137,901

Italy.

48,989

181,175

26,367

154,618

Switzerland

73,307

140,675

81,304

353,264

In 1919 the principal articles imported from Belgium (according to Board of Trade returns) were : — worsted yarn, 556,614/. ; plate glass, 253,718/. ; flint glass, 647,765/. ; lace, 47,342/. The principal exports to Belgium were:— oilseed, 1,692,864/. ; soap, 2,107,332/. ; manures, 125,925/. ; iron and steel manufactures, 2,499,483/.

The total trade between England and Belgium for 5 years was as follows :—

-

1916

£

1,290,912 253,640

1917

1918

1919

1920

Imports from Belgium to U.K. Exports to Belgium from U.K.

£

332,622

£

200, 928 77,317

£

9,240,930 47,980,507

45,024,754 49,126,465

Shipping and Navigation.

Merchant marine, December 31 : —

1911

1912

1918

1914

1915

No

Tons

No.

Tons No.

Tons No.

Tons

No.| Tons

Sailing Vessels Steamers

8

93

101

5,905 160,515

8 97

7 616 12 174,021 112

13,212 ! 8 222,924 1108

9,050 202,185

5 6,713

87 ll77,2M>

Total

166,420

105

181,637 124

236,136 '103

211,241

92 1 184,002