1022
ITALY
The value in thousands of lire of the leading imports and exports for 2 years was as follows : —
Imports
1919
19201
Exports
1919
19201
1,000
1,000
1 ,O00
1,000
Lire
Lire
Lire
Lire
Wheat ....
2,525,732
2,542,044
Raw silk .
1,130,460
985,302
Coal and coke
1,486,305
1,111,913
Cotton manufactures
924,389
982,905
Raw cotton
1,655,050
1,654,316
Silk manufactures .
307,081
337,362
Boilers and machinery .
885,163
548,743
Olive oil .
40,502
50,007
Timber . " .
146,955
268,104
Wines
191,583
228,450
Wrought iron and steel .
936,829
818,966
Cheese
8,811
12,872
Wool and woollen goods
722,359
943,936
Fruits
241,129
68,102
Coffee ....
211,541
174,996
Hemp (raw)
168,410
315,407
Scientific and electrical
Hides
70,166
97,567
instruments
45,010
73,434
Eggs
9,301
2,003
Hides (fresh or dried) .
560,140
372,866
Sulphur .
75,591
97,255
Silk manufactures .
117,307
176,024
Pulp of wheat .
2,578
5,943
Fish (dried) (or in oil) .
386,535
312.510
Spun cotton, yarn,&c.
231,035
223,494
Scrap iron, filings, <tc. .
33,686
50,000
Automobiles .
43,577
307,344
Petroleum and benzine .
223,048
213,044
Fresh vegetables
19,507
44,104
Oil seed ....
71,456
203,569
India rubber and
Tobacco ....
166,272
295,130
gutta-percha
79,295
182,875
Rubber and gutta-percha
155,482
161,925
Flour
18,665
211,134
Copper, brass, bronze,
nice (cleaned) .
3,761
511
scrap, filings, &c.
322,796
87,184
Works in marble and
Silk, raw and spun .
181,840
194,417
alabaster
47,129
64,288
Silk cocoons .
62,825
77,937
Tomato conseives .
86,369
92,063
Worked coral .
10,644
8,309
Hats.
88,380
161,117
1 Provisional. Special trade (excluding the precious metals) with the leading countries: —
Imports from
Imports from
Exports to
Exports to
(1919)
(1020) 1
(1919)
(1920) i
1,000 lire
1,000 lire
1,000 lire
1,000 lire
France ....
759,087
1,333,552
1,403,041
1,095,275
United Kingdom
2.444,150
2,368,209
772.602
684,84*
Austria ....
106.430
464,754
319,505
443,875
Germany
88,435
821,537
85,225
380,275
Russia ....
2,267
—
52,571
—
Switzerland
370,303
336,009
786,299
898,134
United States .
7,350,376
4,788,489
629,715
655,113
Turkey in Europe, Albania,
Montenegro, Servia,
Rumania and Bulgaria
85,545
—
680,713
—
Belgium ....
56,932
—
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—
Argentine Republic
1,540,260
1,676,738
149,062
119,101
British Possessions in
Asia (excluding Aden)
624,707
744,806
57,768
161,328
Egypt ....
835,071
101,704
131,782
285,450
Spain ....
197,887
139,662
54,076
189,907
Brazil ....
366,923
275,182
45,538
154,450
China •. . . .
245,763
—
2,370
—
Japan ....
145,534
—
7,367
—
i Provisional.
For the determination of Customs' values, &C, in Italy there is a permanent central oomraission, comprising official members, representatives of commercial corporations, Ac. The values recorded are those of the goods at the frontier, exclusive of import or export duties. For imports and oxports the parties interested declare the value of the goods, bheir quantity, and the country of origin or destination. For imports there is recorded the
