COMMERCE
359
The total imports and exports of bullion and specie in three years were : —
1917-18 ....
1918-19
1919-20
istribution of external trade 1918-19 : —
Imports
£
!.•■'-■.'■-.:.
7,071,08* 51,999
Exports
a
- .>•.=■:•;
9,190,203 5,392,770
Imports
Exports
Australian
Total
United Kingdom
British Possessions ....
X S7.971.84C 22,637,617
4
..601 25,145,M4
61.608,958 29,659,178
Total British
Foreign countries ...
H,M*V949
41,706,196
84,593,445 21,4X8,856 '
91,968. 231 22,700.745
Total
102,335,159
106,016,901
113.963,976
Trade with the more important countries, 1917-18 and 1918-19 : —
From or to
Imports (1917-1S)
Imports (1918-19)
Exports (1917-18)
(1918-19)
United King. io Canada X«w Zealand India Ceylon
South African Java . Belgium . France Germany .
•:ierica Japan Russia Italr
Union
84,871,360
4,641.276
1,353.436
e31.-J82
701,435
1,346
106,377
15.195,463
5,552,158
9
sxlm
37,971,346 2,981,978
•-',420.724 7,558,858
5.779.7*5
1,819,186
725
144,544
•J, 35.-.
27,930,085
9,961 43-
n
165,970
£,
37.674.674
785,130
4,010,085
8.196,719
69,211
■2. -.'■_>. 4 30
1,926,375
10,650,034
3,8*0,064
75,072
61.60S.95S
891,529
4.156,^60
7,741,081
648,426
2,347,867
•_■::: »*7
mjm
1,045,182
1,608
9,009,425
3,-4.-..y:.i
2,069
1.7-24, 801
Share of the States in Foreign Commerce, 1919-20 :- — Imports
Exports ]
H S. Wales Victoria . Queensland S. Australia, W. Australia Tasmania . Northern Territory
Total .
£
7,219,589
S13.342 32,124
£ 54,698,5n 42,953.749 14,409,972 20,530,337 19,998,62a 2,000,403
m,89|
148,594,631
1 In this table tbe value of goods sent from one State of the Commonwealth to another State thereof for transhipment abroad has been referred to the State from which the goods were finally despatched.
The following tables show the principal imports (consignments into the United Kingdom from, and exports from the United Kingdom to
