returns are most exactly given for imports. For the quantities of exports the statements of exporters are relied on. Imports are recorded as from the country of the last port of shipment, and exports as to the country which is their immediate destination. The figures record the special trade. The returns of the trade between Sweden and Norway may be considered as not corresponding with the real commerce.
The following shows the value of the trade with the principal countries with which Sweden deals:—
| Country | Imports from (1895) |
Imports from (1896) |
Exports to (1893) |
Exports to (1896) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kronor | Kronor | Kronor | Kronor | |
| Great Britain | 97,774,831 | 98,834,090 | 130,819,647 | 144,052,618 |
| Germany | 116,223,385 | 117,516,148 | 42,759,526 | 43,833,965 |
| Denmark | 37,975,650 | 45,897,752 | 41,464,029 | 42,293,111 |
| Norway | 28,741,784 | 29,027,882 | 18,053,791 | 19,548,410 |
| Russia (including Finland) | 19,755,142 | 23,267,447 | 11,292,119 | 13,336,656 |
| France | 7,931,912 | 7,170,442 | 25,207,694 | 29,365,472 |
| Spain | 864,330 | 1,214,017 | 3,623,999 | 2,489,179 |
| Netherlands | 8,331,267 | 8,777,465 | 18,302,375 | 20,140,466 |
| Belgium | 9,628,509 | 11,689,109 | 8,898,432 | 12,075,365 |
| United States | 10,642,732 | 9,091,760 | 81,809 | 720,582 |
| Other countries | 6,420,705 | 5,828,606 | 10,930,869 | 12,427,218 |
| Total | 344,290,247 | 358,314,718 | 311,434,290 | 340,283,042 |
The following table shows the trade between Sweden and the United Kingdom according to the Board of Trade Returns:—
| — | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Imports into U. K. from Sweden | 8,416,252 | 8,330,188 | 8,784,256 | 9,524,137 | 9,839,146 |
| Exports of British produce to Sweden | 2,699,527 | 2,971,256 | 3,021,811 | 3,206,033 | 3,565,422 |
The following table shows the chief articles of import into the United Kingdom from Sweden:—
| — | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Wood & timber | 3,564,586 | 3,977,631 | 3,704,197 | 4,488,381 | 5,224,978 |
| Oats | 927,936 | 250,660 | 312,777 | 222,823 | 51,406 |
| Bar iron | 518,209 | 470,910 | 490,180 | 510,511 | 464,195 |
| Iron and steel manufactures | 268,259 | 223,619 | 277,211 | 253,500 | 239,721 |
| Pig iron | 159,381 | 267,627 | 380,149 | 323,473 | 288,324 |
| Butter | 1,452,099 | 1,413,779 | 1,644,111 | 1,664,685 | 1,515,705 |
| Matches | 204,060 | 230,509 | 203,196 | 204,999 | 223,834 |
The leading exports of British home produce to Sweden in 1897 were iron, wrought and unwrought, of the value of 491,058 £.; coals, 1,014,056 £.; cotton manufactures and yarn, 388,286 £.; woollen manufactures and yarn, 355,093 £.
