670
BELGIUM
Special trade countries
Imports from
Exports to
1910
1911
1910
1911
1000 francs
1000 francs
1000 francs
1 000 francs
France .
747,164
738,468
669,146
695,063
United States .
231,186
341,423
117,145
113,982
Gt. Britain & Ireland
516,829
436,220 1
457,649
498,187
Netherlands .
293,461
298,217
328,335
352,346
Germany
576,090
602,393
881,435
959,331
British India .
188,351
267,614
31,973
34,967
Russia
364,053
318,136
67,015
66,904
Rumania
204,625
245,239
17,437
24,283
Argentine Republic .
278,110
272,328
128,561
83,661
Sweden .
33,415
41,464
12,498
12,739
Norway .
35,902
30,528
13,458
15,785
Brazil
32,039
37,916
59,460
52,909
Italy .
37,550
41,412
72,418
66,675
China
25,807
25,117
44,187
48,978
Australia
210,807
192,199
22,955
27,689
Spain
48,661
54,422
39,154
47,671
Chile
63,051
80,595
14,753
20,877
Egypt .
4,206
8,150
22,011
24,503
Switzerland
14,829
14,620
44,737
51,598
Belgian Congo
79,067
57,675
23,970
26,552
Austria-Hungary
15,404
12,568
35,107
38,626
1 Diamonds are not included in the 1911 figures for Great Britain. Hence apparent falling off as compared with figures for previous years.
The principal imports into Great Britain from Belgian ports, and exports of British produce to Belgian ports (Board of Trade returns) were in the years mentioned : —
Imports
1910
1911
Exports
1910
1911
£
£
£
£
Cottons
1,136,528
1,220,920
Cottons .
1,420,222
1,255,281
Woollen Yarn .
1,376,871
1,342,226
Woollens
631,925
708,548
Silks
169.901
163,098
Machinery
1,000,245
968,725
I vox- J'
172,873
171,776
Ships
88,026
176,761
Gloves
278,986
2.54.061 1
Hoises .
390,873
456,981
Flax .
1,183,858
1,053,964 1
Iron
810,378
785,027
Zinc .
1,042,900
1,215,411 1
Coal
083.077
754,425
Linen
639 711
769,907 !
The total trade between England and Belgium for 5 years was as follows : —
1909
1908
Imports from Belgium to U.K. Exports to Belgium from U.K.
£ £
16,241,919 17.672,418
9,571,377 10,606,995
1910
£ 19,195,974 10,886,704
1911
1912
£ I £
20,825,720 -jS. 634, 000 11,373,409 12,246,000
