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THE BRITISH EMPIRE ; — UNITED KINGDOM
Priucipal Articles Imported (cout.)
1909
1910
1911
1912
Thous.£
Thous.£
Thous.£
Thous.£
Mutton (fresh, salted, etc.)
8,141
10,163
9,916
9,965
Butter
22,425
24,493
24,602
24,354
Cheese
6,833
6,812
7,140
7,414
Eggs
7.234
7,296
7,968
K,395
Fruits (fresh and preserved) .
12,900
14,193
15,490
15,6001
Sugar (refiued and unrefined) .
21,692
24,554
26,587
25,168
Tea
11,617
11,381
12,983
13,210
Wine
3,746
4,249
4,160
4,291
Eaw Materials—
Iron ore
4,986
6,057
5,640
6,028
Wood and timber ....
23,592
26,207
25,862
28,351
60,295
71,712
71,156
80,239
Wool, sheep or lambs'
31,886
33,812
32,978
33,235
Petroleum
6,121
5,663
5,694
7,352
Rubber . . ...
14,138
26,097
18,333
21,58C
and Rape)
8,176
9,805
9,559
9,543
Manufactures —
Iron and steel and manufactures
thereof
7,972
9,086
11,134
12,971
Copper (regains, wrouglit, nianu-
10,660
8,127
8,500
—
Tin (blocks, ingots, ^bars, and slabs)
5,604
7,160
8,739
8,970
See pr
evions table
Leather: undressed ....
4,561
5,052
5.440
6,518
,, dressed, varnishe<l, &'^.
4,815
4,578
4,464
5 208
Motor cars and parts thereof .
4,317
5,135
5,991
7,146
^ Partly estimated.
The Principal Articles of Export.
Principal Articles Exported
1909
1910 1
i
1911
1912
Thous.^
Thous.£
Thous.£
Thous.£
United Kingdom Produce —
Fish
4,746
5,244
6.427
6,726
Coal
35,319
36,100
36,5-21
40,495
Iron and Steel and Manufactures —
Pig and Puddled Iron .
3,696
4,139
3,889
4,679
Tinned plates and sheets
5,768
6,545
6,843
6,826
Galvanised sheets ....
6,496
7,426
7,614
8,597
Total Iron, &c., including items\ not specified . . . ./
38,192
42,977
43,730
48,629
Cotton j-arn
11,822
13,338
15,663
16,2-23
,, piece goods ....
68,279
78,685
90,513
91,629
Other cotton manufacture.«
12,299
12,613
12,4-27
12,986
Woollen and worsted yarn
5,004
6,549
6,477
6,900
Woollen tissues
10,207
12,546
13,303
14.110
Worsted tissues ....
6,578
7,874
7,124
6.712
Linen piece goods ....
5,727
6,115
5,642
6,120
Apparel (including boots, hats, &c.)
9,824
12,718
13,821
15,713
Foreign and Colonial Produce —
Food and drink
11,730
12,606
14,087
14,877
Cotton, raw
7,790
9,810
10,720
10,587
Wool (including woollen rags)
16,167
14,628
13,142
14,600
Hides and Skins . . . .
7,018
7,088
6,341
8,255
Rubber
9,118
14,854
13,451
16,287
Tin
4,060
4,877
6,430
6,755
