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FRANCE

The chief imports for home use and exports of home goods are to and from the following countries, in millions of francs : —

Imports

Exports

Countries

1918

1919

1920

1918

7,201-5

1919

1920

United Kingdom

6,394 6

8,800-9

6,746 9

t 2,116-2

3,511-9

Belgium

5-0

1,111-2

2,568-6

909 3 ■«

1,534-0

8,918-8

Spain

577-7

1,464-2

849-3

1.0873

387 6

S83 6

United States

7,140-2

li,217-8

7,061-7

4195

8928

1,770 S

Italy. -.

8180

1,017-1

891-5

779-6

677-6

1,061-5

Argentina

1,072 9

1,613-8

2,053 8

1150

176-2

379-3

Algeria.

623-6

1,223-6

960-4

604 3

958 6

1,926

Switzerland.

432'2

7378

802 li

400-4

713-1

1,441-6

Brazil.

551-0

956-3

652 6

92 3

118-3

303-7

Morocco. Germany Other countries.

149-5

327-3 755-2

8,5735

152-3

107-9.

233-3

493-8 1.180-2 5,249-4

4.536-6

8,956

S93-6

3,692-1

Total

22,301-4

35,799-2

35,404-9

4,722-7

11,879-0

22,434 7

The treaty of 1826 provides for ' the most favoured nation treatment ' between the United Kingdom and France in matters of navigation, and that of 1882 (which includes Algeria), in matters of commerce, customs duties, &c. ; in i c97 the treaties in force between the United Kingdom and France were extended to include Tunis.

The following table gives the declared value, in pounds sterling, of the staple articles consigned to the United Kingdom from Franco in four years according to Board of Trade returns : —

Staple Imports into U.K. j 1916

Apparel Ac. Silk manufactures Woollen ,, Lace ,,

Hewn timber Wine.

Ornamental feathers Gloves. Motor-cars

£

405,586

3.31S.4S7

' 77,868

479,411

1,808,924

1,318,796

894,697

379,704

248,185

1917

£ 848,762

2,S99,118 31,692 334,388 1,826,2S2 1,100,603 162.06S 299,09 i 896,017

1918

£

352,564

3,874,269

27,0.' 8

410,438

1,576,448

2,844,184

216.975

524,104

21*7. <5KS

1919

£

680, 31 13 5,280,689

270,41)4

738,285

1,752,176

6,670,259

265,669

598,934

1,172,080

The total quantity of wine imported into the United Kingdom from France in 1918 was 3,952,540 gallons; in 1919, 5,031,835 gallons.

The following table exhibits the value, according to Board of Trade returns, of the principal articles of British produce consigned from the United Kingdom to France in four years : —

Staple Exports from U.K.

Woollen manufactures A yarn Iron and steel.

Coal

Cotton manufactures and yari. Machinery.

i!>ir>

£

7,778,881

■22,743,(131

21,118,608

7,617,161

3,153,387

11M7

£ 9,694,896

22,603,306 25,425,443 11,406,828 4,701,586

1918

£

10,974,614 16,660,110 26,898,297 25,963,788 4,713,622