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Groups of Articles. Imports. Exports.
 Value in £1000.   Value in £1000. 
1907. 1908.[1] 1907. 1908.[1]
  Nickel wares 25  13  86  65 
 Copper and copper wares 13,803  15,088  7,998  8,470 
  Raw copper (including copper coin, brass,         
   tombac, &c.) 12,995  14,192  2,204  2,014 
  Copper wares 808  896  5,794  6,456 
 Instruments of precision 813  885  4,877  4,982 
 Machinery, vehicles 7,093  5,489  33,117  34,653 
 Machinery 4,090  3,451  19,041  20,684 
 Electro-technical products 411  451  8,227  9,107 
 Vehicles and vessels 2,562  1,587  5,849  4,862 
 Firearms, clocks, musical instruments, toys 1,732  1,424  8,704  7,505 
 Clocks and watches 1,382  1,134  1,296  1,210 
 Musical instruments 223  170  3,176  2,780 
 Toys 39  35  3,949  3,273 
 
   Total  442,663   429,636   349,114   336,347 

The following table shows the commercial intercourse in imports and exports, exclusive of bullion and coin, between Germany and the chief countries of the world in 1905, 1906 and 1907.

Imports.

Country. 1905. 1906. 1907.
 Value in 
£1000.		 Percentage
 of Germany’s 
Total
Imports.		  Value in 
£1000.		 Percentage
 of Germany’s 
Total
Imports.		  Value in 
£1000.		 Percentage
 of Germany’s 
Total
Imports.
 Belgium 13,439  3.8 14,315  3.6 14,586  3.4
 Denmark 5,986  1.7 6,302  1.6 6,050  1.4
 France 19,772  5.6 21,306  5.4 22,302  5.2
 United Kingdom 35,320  10.1  40,531  10.3  48,014  11.2 
 Italy 10,350  3   11,851  3   14,030  3.3
 Netherlands 12,077  3   11,864  3   11,187  2.6
 Austria-Hungary 36,974  10.6  39,814  10.1  39,939  9.3
 Rumania 4,568  1.3 5,774  1.5 7,365  1.7
 Russia 47,816  13.6  52,528  13.4  54,447  12.7 
 Sweden 5,887 1.7 7,359 1.9 8,457 2  
 Switzerland 8,980  2.6 10,659  2.9 10,366  2.4
 Spain 5,742  1.6 7,410  1.9 6,878  1.6
 British South Africa 1,769  0.5 1,766  0.4 2,258  0.5
 Dominion of Canada 481  0.1 463  0.1 483  0.1
 New Zealand 75  .. 87  .. 94  ..
 British West Africa 2,562  0.7 2,731  0.7 3,601  0.8
 British India 13,657  3.9 15,842  4   20,016  4.7
 Dutch Indies 5,848  1.7 7,002  1.8 9,199  2.1
 Argentine Republic 18,150  5.2 18,302  4.7 21,756  5.1
 Brazil 8,454  2.4 9,246  2.4 9,636  2.2
 Chile 6,536  1.9 7,131  1.8 7,074  1.6
 United States 48,770  13.9  60,787  15.4  64,864  15.1 
 Commonwealth of Australia  7,690  2.2 8,619  2.2 11,209  2.6


Exports.

Country. 1905. 1906. 1907.
 Value in 
£1000.		 Percentage
 of Germany’s 
Total
Exports.		  Value in 
£1000.		 Percentage
 of Germany’s 
Total
Exports.		  Value in 
£1000.		 Percentage
 of Germany’s 
Total
Exports.
 Belgium 15,364  5.5 17,509  5.6 16,861  5  
 Denmark 8,668  3.1 9,699  3.1 10,182  3  
 France 14,420  5.1 18,815  6   22,080  6.6
 United Kingdom 51,253  18.2  52,473  16.8  52,135  15.5 
 Italy 8,045  2.9 11,354  3.6 14,893  4.4
 Netherlands 21,295  7.6 21,799  7   22,232  6.6
 Norway 3,447  1.2 3,573  1.2 4,211  1.3
 Austria-Hungary 28,526  10.1  31,926  10.2  35,231  10.5 
 Rumania 2,144  0.8 3,140  1   3,372  1  
 Russia 17,027  6   19,962  6.4 21,531  6.4
 Sweden 7,653  2.7 8,675  2.8 9,177  2.7
 Switzerland 17,649  6.3 18,367  5.9 21,948  6.5
 Spain 2,609  0.9 2,838  0.9 3,228  1  
 British South Africa 1,687  0.6 1,607  0.5 1,422  0.4
 Dominion of Canada 1,071  0.4 1,203  0.4 1,456  0.4
 New Zealand 227  0.1 244  0.1 263  0.1
 Turkey 3,484  1.3 3,357  1.1 4,011  1.2
 British India 4,226  1.5 5,011  1.6 4,868  1.4
 China 3,727  1.3 3,331  1.1 3,105  0.9
 Japan 4,158  1.5 4,328  1.4 5,036  1.5
 Argentine Republic 6,463  2.3 8,367  2.7 8,810  2.6
 Brazil 3,525  1.3 4,364  1.4 5,118  1.5
 United States 26,660  9.5 31,281  10    32,070  9.5
 Commonwealth of Australia  2,264  0.8 2,863  0.9 3,004  0.9
  1. 1 2 Provisional figures only.
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