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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — CANADA
The share of the leading ports in the trade (imports and exports) for year ended March 31, 1920 (provisional), in dollars : —
—
Montreal
Toronto
Halifax
n_.v.. St. John, Quebec n.B.
Ottawa
Van- couver
Import* Exports 1
246,89S,626 353,13S,249
235,437,854 2,595,509
20,532,135 54,562,947
19,951,075 22,464,945
26,990,916 114,257,976
18,755,041 49,256,913 7,669|89,535,2S3
1 All export entries are delivered at the 'frontier port of exit ' and the totals thereof are credited to the respective ports where the goods pass outwards from Canada.
Value of exports of Canadian and other produce, including bullion and specie, to, and imports for consumption from, Great Britain (Canadian returns). (Dollars converted at rate of 4 '86 = ?.) : —
Exports. £
1913-1 4(-pre-w 3r ) 45,699,680 1915-16 . 95,188,922 19 j 6-17 . 155,414,607
Imports. £
27,147,902 16,466,802 22,014,298
1917-18 1918-19 1 1-919-20 1
Exports. £
176,9PS,421 113,468,540 101,947,717
Imports. £
16,716,559 15,010,492 25,955,348
1 Exclusive of coin and bullion.
The following figures are from the British Board of Trade Returns :-
—
1913 (pre-war)
£
30,488,374
23,794,92(1 3,512,258
1917 1918
£ £ 84.3S4.806 124,449,829
16,202,479 14,274,948 1,698,221 642,446
1019
£
115,243,146
15,994,519 2,050,607
19201
Imports (consignments) into U.K.
from Canada .... Exports to Canada :
British produce ....
Foreign and Colonial produce
£
92,S54,0C0
42,7S2,000 0,07\000
i Provisional figures.
The chief imports (consignments) into Great Britain from Canada in five years were (British returns) : —
Articles
1913 (Pre-war)
1916
1917
1918
1919
£
A
£
£
£
Wheat ....
8,803,949
15,245,348
16,949,740
14.4SW.776
'.824
Wbeatmeal and flour .
2,261,783
3,670,015
5,249,777
7,671.
1,084,956
3,595,951
8,12 - 4.833,935 !K)3,640
Oatu ....
750,(193
912,787
2,211,048
Maize ....
64,778
1,203,315
.,049
115,854
Cheese ....
4, OSS, 627
7,132,179
1 1,509,020
7,696,411
4,894
Eggs ....
957
1,173,788
660,864
Milk, condensed .
—
77,437
127,348
1,165
938,041
Sugar, refined
121
469,884
829,072
21.9S4
2,208,!
Apples, raw .
730,036
50?, 790
291,294
114,911
1,722,
Bacon ....
863,139
7.443,684
11, 292, :.H
14,968,849
■
Hams ....
336,695
504,151
327,479
661,
Beef, fresh and refri-
gerated
11, '.HI
470,352
1,269,074
2,993,604
Fish of all kinds .
1,257,885
2,551,202
i, '.'51,216
1,793,845
4,829,1
tures, &c. .
95,281
191,029
400,016
1,106,!
Wood and timber
3,789,477
6,T18,
1.7'A\496
8,772
14, !('.;>, 167
Wood pulp .
169,439
969,064
661,664
66, .11
1,87!
Petroleum : fuel oil
—
—
402,832
8,081,227
2:14,749
