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The total imports and exports of bullion and specie in three years were : —

1917-18 ....

1918-19

1919-20

istribution of external trade 1918-19 : —

Imports

£

!.•■'-■.'■-.:.

7,071,08* 51,999

Exports

a

.>•.=■:•;

9,190,203 5,392,770

Imports

Exports

Australian

Total

United Kingdom

British Possessions ....

X S7.971.84C 22,637,617

4

..601 25,145,M4

61.608,958 29,659,178

Total British

Foreign countries ...

H,M*V949

41,706,196

84,593,445 21,4X8,856 '

91,968. 231 22,700.745

Total

102,335,159

106,016,901

113.963,976

Trade with the more important countries, 1917-18 and 1918-19 : —

From or to

Imports (1917-1S)

Imports (1918-19)

Exports (1917-18)

(1918-19)

United King. io Canada X«w Zealand India Ceylon

South African Java . Belgium . France Germany .

•:ierica Japan Russia Italr

Union

84,871,360

4,641.276

1,353.436

e31.-J82

701,435

1,346

106,377

15.195,463

5,552,158

9

sxlm

37,971,346 2,981,978

•-',420.724 7,558,858

5.779.7*5

1,819,186

725

144,544

•J, 35.-.

27,930,085

9,961 43-

n

165,970

£,

37.674.674

785,130

4,010,085

8.196,719

69,211

■2. -.'■_>. 4 30

1,926,375

10,650,034

3,8*0,064

75,072

61.60S.95S

891,529

4.156,^60

7,741,081

648,426

2,347,867

•_■::: »*7

mjm

1,045,182

1,608

9,009,425

3,-4.-..y:.i

2,069

1.7-24, 801

Share of the States in Foreign Commerce, 1919-20 :- — Imports

Exports ]

H S. Wales Victoria . Queensland S. Australia, W. Australia Tasmania . Northern Territory

Total .

£

7,219,589

S13.342 32,124

£ 54,698,5n 42,953.749 14,409,972 20,530,337 19,998,62a 2,000,403

m,89|

148,594,631

1 In this table tbe value of goods sent from one State of the Commonwealth to another State thereof for transhipment abroad has been referred to the State from which the goods were finally despatched.

The following tables show the principal imports (consignments

into the United Kingdom from, and exports from the United Kingdom to