696 BELGIUM
Leading articles of special commerce for 2 years in thousands of francs : —
Imports
Wool . Wheat . Cotton . Raw hides Coal . Maize . Rubber Flax . Seeds . Building wood Coffee . Chemical products
1919
1,000 1,000 francs, francs. 439,3631 383,570
379,945 221,781 210,964 170,923 99,481 S6.957 95,184 151,961 124,690 83,691 142,002
221,682
255,767
fil.992
12,796
22,301
37,962
38,549
43,866
67,523
129,262
111,226
Exports
Wool
Flax
Flax yarns .
Zinc
Raw hides . . . . Railway and tramway cars. Rubber . Iron and steel
Wheat
Coal
Cotton . . . .
1,000 |
francs, i
377,230
117,610
118,621
81,618
124,828
93,106
65,450
296,994
70,889
96,143
102,051
1,000
francs.
172,693
13,646
50,590
6,069
31,782
5,043
10,127
112,400
5,813
265,347
63,221
Special trade by principal countries :-
Imports fiom
Exports to
1919 1000 francs
1920
1919
1920
1000 francs
1000 francs
1000 francs
France
934,151
2,199,987
588,476
2,508,661
United States .
1,085,716
1,941,088
49,908
304,641
United Kingdom
1,407,242
1,923,249
236,284
1,350,849
Netherlands .
381,290
703,931
446,515
1,026,157
Germany
95,947
903,297
666,644
1,281,780
Argentine Republic .
211,210
630,510
9,690
137,901
Italy .
48,989
181,175
26,367
154,618
Switzerland
73,307
140,675
81,304
353,264
In 1919 the principal articles imported from Belgium (according to Board of Trade returns) were : — worsted yarn, 556,614/. ; plate glass, 253,718/. ; flint glass, 647,765/. ; lace, 47,342/. The principal exports to Belgium were:— oilseed, 1,692,864/. ; soap, 2,107,332/. ; manures, 125,925/. ; iron and steel manufactures, 2,499,483/.
The total trade between England and Belgium for 5 years was as follows :—
-
1916
£
1,290,912 253,640
1917
1918
1919
1920
Imports from Belgium to U.K. Exports to Belgium from U.K.
£
332,622
£
200, 928 77,317
£
9,240,930 47,980,507
45,024,754 49,126,465
Shipping and Navigation.
Merchant marine, December 31 : —
1911
1912
1918
1914
1915
No
Tons
No.
Tons No.
Tons No.
Tons
No.| Tons
Sailing Vessels Steamers
8
93
101
5,905 160,515
8 97
7 616 12 174,021 112
13,212 ! 8 222,924 1108
9,050 202,185
5 6,713
87 ll77,2M>
Total
166,420
105
181,637 124
236,136 '103
211,241
92 1 184,002
