EXPORTS — BY COUNTRIES
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The following tables show the imports and exports of the fiscal year 1898 by geograpliical divisions, compared with 1896 and 1897 : IMPORTS BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS
Geogi-aphical Divisions Year ending June 80 — 1S96 189T Is'.is Europe .... North America South America Asia .... Oceanica Africa .... Total $418,639,121 126,877,126 108,828,462 89,592,318 24,614,668 11,172,979 $430,192,205 105,924.053 107,389,405 87,294,597 24,400,439 9,529,713 $305,933,691 91,376,807 92,091,694 92,594,593 26,859,230 7,193,639 779,724,674 764,730,412 616,049,654
EXPORTS BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS
Geographical Divisions Year ending June 30 — 1S96 1S9T 1898 Europe .... North America South America Asia .... Oceanica Africa .... Total $673,043,753 116,567,496 36,297,671 25,630,029 17,197,229 13,870,760 $813,385,644 124,958,461 33,768,646 39,274,905 22,652,773 16,953,127 $973,806,245 139,627,841 33,821.701 44,707,791 22,003,022 17,515,730 882,606,938 1,050,993,556 1,231,482,330
DISTRIBUTION OF THE COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES, BY LEADING COUNTRIES AND GRAND DIVISIONS OF THE GLOBE, DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1898
Exports Total Excess of Countries Imports Exports and Exjiorts or Domestic Foreign Total Imports Imports United Kingdom . 1534,398,302 ♦6,542,303 1540,940,605 1108,945, is:, $649,885,790 r/ 1431, 995,420 Germany 153,171,100 1,868,872 155,039,972 69,697,37s •->24, 737,350 a 85,342,594 France . 93,790,717 1,668,573 95,459,290 52,730,84s 148,190,138 rt 42,728,442 Netlierlands . 63,417,547 856,977 64,274,524 12,525,065 76,799,589 a 51,749,459 Belgium . 47,466,600 152,601 47,619,201 8,741,826 56,361,027
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Italy 23,067,997 222,861 23,290,858 20,832, 6;37 43,623,495 a 2,958,221 Other Europe . 46,890,515 291,280 47,181,795 32,960,752 80,142,547 a 14,221,043 British North Amer- ican Possessions . 78,621,365 6,268,454 84,889,819 32,242,601 117,132,420 a52,&47,218 West Indies . 25,580,303 862,591 26,442,894 32,070,631 58,513,525 6 5,627,737
