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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 |
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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 |
