COMMERCE
1213
Imports
Ores, metals, and metal-goods Raw metals Metal goods Machinery . Various
Total
8. Paper and paper goods
9. Textile
Raw cotton
Raw Silk .
Raw Wool .
Cotton yarn
Wool yarn .
Cotton and other textile
Various
Total
10. Clothes
Grand Total
goods
1909
1,000 roubles
22,579 10,517 95,274 54,622
182,992 26,998
87,526 20,197 39,269
9,355 18,759 39,876
8,331
223,313 12,294
785,913
1910
1,000 roubles
27,986
11,880
111,940
74,113
225,919 30,381
119,238 26,100 48,214 10,517 22,661 50,114 9,083
285,987 14,146
952,540
1911
1,000 roubles
34,644
12,436
143,863
85,997
276,940 31,375
105,868 24,825 42,692 13,175 25,267 55,497 14,022
281,346 15,077
1,022,699
Besides, rice was imported from Persia (in 1,000 roubles) : in 1909, 7,025 ; in 1910, 5,885; and in 1911, 6,244. Raw cotton was imported across the Asiatic frontier (in 1,000 roubles) : in 1909, 9,534 ; in 1910, 10,857 ; and in 1911, 10 921.
The imports from and the exports to the different countries across the above-mentioned three frontiers for the last three years are seen from the following tables : —
Imports from
Germany .
United Kingdom
United States .
France
Austria-Hungary
Finland
China
Italy .
Netherlands .
Egypt
East Indies
Norway .
Belgium .
Turkey
Denmark .
Switzerland
Sweden
Other countries
Total
785,913
1909
1910
1911
1,000 roubles
1,000 roubles
1,000 roubles
354,822
440,951
476,839
128,017
153,547
153,875
57,917
73,894
100,813
49,002
59,368
56,170
26,917
34,136
37,784
32,974
35,990
40,002
13,860
12,416
12,335
12,006
16,892
17,506
18,109
19,312
17,453
10,008
10,144
7,844
13,960
17,816
24,414
8,542
6,521
8,820
6,687
6,940
6,581
8,348
10,103
9,452
8,269
7,709
7,687
4,584
7,710
7,191
7,915
7,653
9,798
23,976
31,408
32,135
952,540
1,022,699
The chief imports are : from Germany, niachineryand woollens ; from United Kingdom machinery and coal ; from tJnited States and Egypt, raw cotton.
