COMMERCE

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IV. Fisheries.

For the French fisheries, including those of Algeria, the following are statistics for 1912 -.— Tenons employed, 154,931 ; sailing boats, 28,505 ; ton- nage, 216,905 ; steamers, 946 ; tonnage, 54,555 ; value of products, 143,003,160 francs.

Commerce.

In French statistics General Trade includes all {^oodM entering or leaving France, while Special Trade includes only imports for home use and exports of French origin.

The chief subdivisions of the special trade in millions of francs were for three years : —

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Imports

Exports

1913

1919 ,

Food products Haw materials Manufactured good* Postal packets

5,638-7 . 10,065 7

10.7M 4 S.6162 14,753-3 16,800-5 ■10,341-5 9,986-2

1,1904

867-51

2,2113

Total .

. 22,3013

35,404-^

11,870-*

♦•,454 -7

The chief articles of import and export (special trade) were in millions of francs (25 fr. =£) :—

Imports

Wine

Wool

Cereals

Raw cotton

Coal and coke

Coffee

Oil seeds and fruits

Chemical products

Petroleum

Machinery

Copper

Cant iron and tteel

Woollen textures

Arms aud munitions

Metal goods

1918

448 3

342-6

1,999-5 510*0

000*0 600-3 504-4 736 •« 5131 1,984-8

S78-0 701 I

1919 1

1,235-6 2,04*1

1.760-7

Mr*

419-11 JSS-7

1.3495

294-2 6304

Ipk

Arms and munitions

150-8

Textiles, silk .

497-8

cotton.

243-8

Wine

S04-6

Raw silk and yarn .

2596

000*2

Paris goods, ic, Ac

119-6

140-0 158*7

r?4-9

Metal goods and tools

66-9

Automobiles .

4 1

01*6

Chemical products .

231-7

307-4

Paper

239 -6

Clothing .

234 4

Rubber goods .

M*0

000*

1 Provisional figures.