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THE MAINTENANCE OF EMPIRE
| B. Exports to Neutral Markets. | |||||
| 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | |
| Mill. £. | Mill. £. | Mill. £. | Mill. £. | Mill. £. | |
| Total exports | 59·0 | 63·8 | 60·0 | 59·9 | 70·8 |
| Coal and ships | 5·6 | 5·7 | 6·0 | 7·0 | 14·4 |
| Net | 53·5 | 58·1 | 54·0 | 52·9 | 65·9 |
| Quinquennial net total: 274·4 mill. £. Average: 54·9 mill. £. | |||||
| 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | |
| Mill. £. | Mill. £. | Mill. £. | Mill. £. | Mill. £. | |
| Total exports | 77·1 | 74·5 | 70·4 | 74·6 | 85·9 |
| Coal and ships | 16·6 | 14·6 | 10·6 | 10·4 | 10·4 |
| Net | 61·6 | 69·9 | 59·8 | 64·2 | 75·6 |
| Quinquennial net total: 321 mill. £. Average: 64·2 mill. £.
Increase in annual average—Absolute: 9·3 mill. £. Relative: 17 per cent. | |||||
| C. Exports to British Possessions. | |||||
| 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | |
| Mill. £. | Mill. £. | Mill. £. | Mill. £. | Mill. £. | |
| Total exports | 70·0 | 84·1 | 80·7 | 83·4 | 87·6 |
| Coal and ships | 68·4 | 82·6 | 79·8 | 81·8 | 85·5 |
| Net | 1·6 | 1·5 | 1·4 | 1·6 | 2·1 |
| Quinquennial net total: 397·6 mill. £ Average: 79·6 mill. £. | |||||
| 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | |
| Mill. £. | Mill. £. | Mill. £. | Mill. £. | Mill. £. | |
| Total exports | 94·4 | 104·9 | 109·1 | 111·1 | 111·9 |
| Coal and ships | 3·8 | 2·7 | 3·4 | 2·9 | 3·5 |
| Net | 90·6 | 102·2 | 105·7 | 108·2 | 108·4 |
| Quinquennial net total: 515·1 mill. £, Average: 103·0 mill. £.
Increase in annual average — Absolute: 24·5 mill. £. Relative: 31 per cent. | |||||
