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RUSSIA
Russia dropped from 1,587,600,000 pounds in 1893 to 1,044,000,000 pounds in 1907.
Commerce.
The trade of the Russian Empire is carried on chiefly through its European frontier, through the Black Sea frontier of the Caucasus, and with Finland. The custom duties levied at these three frontiers form 90 per cent, of all custom duties.
The following table gives the average yearly exports and imports of Russia for 1900-1904, and 1905-1909 and the exports and imports for the years 1909 and 1910 in the trade with Europe, Asia, and Finland (bullion not included, nor the external trade of Finland) : —
Years
Exports
Imports
Custom duties
1900-1904 1905-1909 1909 ... 1910
Millions of roubles
869-2
1,130-2
1,427-7
1,449-1
Millions of roubles
630-4
820-4
906-3
1,084-4
Millions of roubles
228-5 262-6 281-3 318-6
The exports and imports from and to the different frontiers for the last five years are given in the folloAving table : —
—
1906 ! 1907
1908
1909
1910
Exports : —
Millions of
Millions of
Millions of roubles
890-0 48-8 59-5
MHlions of
Millions of
Through European frontier and Black Sea frontier of Caucasus ....
Trade with Finland .
Through Asiatic frontier.
roubles
954-6 47-3 93-0
roubles
941-9 49-7 61-4
roubles
1,315-4 51-8 60-5
roubles
1,341-1 42-8 65-2
Total ....
1,094-9
1,053-0
671-2
31-6
144-6
998-3
1,427-7
1,449-1
Imports : — From European frontier and Black Sea frontier of
589-9
731-1
30-6
151-0
752-4
34-0
119-4
906-3
915-3
Trade with Finland From Asiatic frontier
35-4 175-4
38-7 130-4
Total ....
800-7
847-4
912-7
1,084-4
Gold and silver in money and
ingots : Exports :
Gold
Silver
Imports :
Gold
Silver
11-1
6-8
21-0 16-3
12-4
0-7
2-3 8-7
15-0 3-9
15 9 12-3
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The following tables give the value of exports and imports to and from Europe throuo-h the European and the Black Sea frontier of the Caucasus, and the" trade with Finland. The exports and imports of 4 chief categories of goods for three years were :— •
