CXXVIU
UNITED STATES
DISTRIBUTION OF THE COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES, BY LEADIN( COUNTRIES AND GRAND DIVISIONS OF THE GLOBE, DURING THE YEAI ENDING JUNE 30, 1898 — Continued
Exports
Total
Excess of
Countries
Imports
Exports and
Exports or
Domestic
Foreign
Total
Imports
Imports
Mexico .
20,405,952
800,987
21,206,939
19,004,863
40,211,802
a 2,202,076
Central American
States . . • .
4,819,467
500,691
5,320,158
7,266,480
12,586,638
h 1,946,322
Other North Amer-
ica ...
1,721,363
46,668
1,768,031
792,282
2,560,268
o 975,799
Brazil
18,262,951
54,085
13,317,086
61,750,369
75,067,405
6 48,438,333
Argentina
5,948,846
480,224
6,429,070
5,915,879
12,344,949
a 513,191
Venezuela
2,704,908
41,353
2,746,261
7,722,564
10,468,825
& 4,976,303
Other South Amer-
ica .. .
11,117,260
212,074
11,329,334
16,702,882
28,032,216
7^5,373,548
Japan
20,354,689
30,852
20,385,541
25,228,610
45,609,151
Z/4,8;38,069
China
9,992,070
824
9,992,894
20,826.^36
30,319,330
1 10,333,542
Other Asia
14,295,854
33,502
14,329,356
47,044,547
61,373,908
6 32,715,191
Hawaiian Islands .
5,773,672
133,483
5,907,155
17,187,380
23,094,585
tll,2S0,22f
British Australasia
15,520,987
88,876
15,609,863
5,578,898
21,188,761
a 10,030,96£
Other Oceanica
474.588
11,416
486,004
4,092,952
4,578,95(5
?> 3,606,948
Africa Total
17,494,860
20,870
17,515,730
7,193,639
24,709,369
r/ 10,322,091
1,210,291,913
21,190,417
1,231,482,330
$616,049,654
1,847,531,984
a 615,432, 67(
a Excess of exports.
h Excess of imports.
The following shows the principal features of the foreign commerce during the fiscal year 1898, compared with 1897 :
PRINCIPAL FEATURES OF FOREIGN COMMERCE
1897
1898
-I-, increase ; -, decrease
Imports:
Merchandise : Free .... Dutiable
Total
Per cent dutiable .
Gold
Silver
Exports :
Merchandise : Domestic Foreign
Total
Gold
Silver
Imports of merchandise for consumption Duties paid
Ad valorem duties :
On dutiable . . percent On free and dutiable . "
$381,938,243 382,792,169
$291,414,175 324,635.479
- $00,524,06"^ — 58. 156. »;!)()
764,730,412
616,049,654
— 148,680,75s
50.1
52.7
85,014.780 30,533,227
120,391,674 80,927,781
+ 35,376,894 + 394,554
$1,032,007,603 18,985,953
$1,210,291,918 21,190,417
+ $178,284,310 + 2.204,4(U
1 ,050,993,55()
1,231,482,330
+ 1S0,4SS.774
40,361,580 61,946,638
15,406,391 55,105.239
- 24,955,189 - 6,S41,399
789,251,030 172,760,3(;i
587,163,700 145,438,385
- 202,097,330 - 27,321,976
42.41 21.89
48.86 24.77
