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SPAIN
The following table shows the various classes of imports and exports for two years : —
Description
1918
1919
Imports
Exports
Impoits
Exports
£
£
£
£
8tone, minerals, glassware and
1,159,844
3,008,508
2,094,082
2,955,361
Metals and their manufactures
799,066
5,93S,490
2,204,749
3,736,714
Drugs and chemical products .
1,447,360
2,452,590
3,187,189
•_».7.-.\!>27
Cotton and its manufactures .
4,101,284
4,715,500
4.S14.913
4,832,946
Other vegetable Hb.res and manu-
701,244
381,941
400,177
340,234
Wool & hair <fc their manufactures
1,205,530
8,984,757
551,471
4,209,709
Silk and its manufactures
1,042,181
280,299
725,892
•J00,412
Paper and its applications
340,928
596,903
308,050
583,2.19
Timber and its manufactures .
533.7S3
1,420,444
1,299,492
2,58.7,630
Animals and their products .
1,9S6,912
1,460,542
3,079,508
3,609,080
Machinery, vehicles and vessels
2,377,67S
820,629
4,862,558
GS4,001
Alimentary substances, including
grain, sugar, wine, <fcc.
5,123,863
13,331,396
8,582,043
24,9S9,0S1
Various
757,005
544,240
2,140,36S
519,310
21. 009
11,408
372,001
22,409
254,729
Tobacco (special) ....
1,359,062
—
1,543,011
—
31,425
—
135,905
—
Totals .
24,394,077
37,917,084
43,375,120
52,448,472
In 1919 the total value of wine exported was 7,812,965/.
The following table shows the distribution of the commerce of Spain (general and special impoits, and general exports) in 1917 and 1918, in thousands of pesetas : —
Imports from
Exports to
Country
1917
1918
1917
1918
1,000 Pesetas
1,000 Pesetas
1,000 Pesetas
1,000 Pesetas
United Kingdom
100,'. Mi
00,711
202,065
167,556
France ....
144,891
87,692
588,268
342,023
Germany ....
27
74
—
■—
United States .
776,699
142,024
106,128
49.S73
16,251
12,011
62,771
42,771
Porto Rico ....
13.241
9,009
30,306
1.220
Philippine Islands
18,611
3,044
8,946
Morocco ....
8,875
3,022
25,503
Other countries .
302,172
808,lSi
- r>0,773
lu0,007«
The customs receipts and post duos in 1915 amounted to 5,839,147/. ; in 1916, 6,001,733/. ; in 1917, 5,475,660/. ; in 1918, 4,787,051/. ; in 1919, 10,478,684/.
There is no formal treaty providing for 'most favoured nation treat- ment' between Great Britain and Spain, but, under an Act passed by the Spanish Cortes in 1894, imports from the United Kingdom into Spain are subject to the minimum tariff, and British merchants have all the advan- tages conceded to those of any European State. Under notes exchanged on December, 28, 1894, there is an understanding that commercial relations between the two countries will continue on this basis, subject to six months' notice on either side.
The special commercial treaty with Fortugal was denounced on Septem-
