710
CHILE
The total exports of nitrate and of iodine in recent years are stated as follows : —
Years
Nitrate
Iodine Years
Nitrate
Iodine
1905 1907
1908
Metric tons 1,668,976 1,649,623 2,033,612
Metric tons
564 1909 -289 1910 330 1911
Metric tons
4,657,965 5,078,133 5,323,731
Metric tons
The more important of the indnstries of Chile (after the chemical and metallurgical) are those concerned with the manufacture or preparation of food substances, beverages (beer, wine, spirits), textiles, clothing, leather, wood-work (including furniture and carriages of various sorts), pottor3^
Commerce.
Imports and exports (including re-exports) (special trade, including bullion and specie) (1 pesos = 18cZ.) : —
—
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
Imports . . Exports . .
£
22,026,140 20,584,140
& 20,044,810 23,570,545
£
19,656,207 22,343,367
£
22,311,427 23,791,009
£ 26,175,000 25,500,000
The following table shows the principal imports and exports for 1911
(1 peso = 18c?.) :
Imports
J Value
Exports
Value
Gold pesos
- Gold pesos
Cottons ami Woollens .
78,660,863
Minerals
. ' 294.431,542
Coal and otlier Minerals
68,56.5.351
Vegetalile products
. i 12,220,501
Oil, &e. ...
52,038,474
' Industrial articles
7,795,831
Machinery .
42.529,525
Animal products
588,947
Paper materials .
11, 104, 362
Timber
318,143
Animal products .
34,358,576
Live animals
. i 427,691
Chemicals .
1 7,494,894
1
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Foreign trade of Chile (in gold pesos each equal to 18(^. ) : —
Imports from
1910
1911 i
1
Exports to Great Britain .
j 1910 127,087,283
1911
Great Britain
94,083,762
111,767,889 !
145,913,102
Germany .
72,044,029
89,578,552
Germany .
63,405,225
71,780.194
United States .
36,629,578
43,221,833
United States .
67,618,844
53,566,939
Argentina .
15.007,692
21,410,343
France
14,348,724
16,06S,9S3
Peru .
14,920,519
20,343,731
Belgium .
1 9,420,514
9,.031,591
France
19,208,025
18,990,996 j
Netherlands
' 6,714,637
9,429,511
Belgium .
6,753,263
10,567,088
Spain .
. i 5,452,771
5 511,370
Italy .
8,843,432
8,681,239
Argentina .
2,873,355
3,284,00(;
India.
11,008,903
6,104,645
Peru .
2,057,209
1,074,477
Australia .
7,453,853
6,056,240
Italy .
1,214,817
979,371
