COMMERCE
861
IV. Fisheries.
For the French fisheries, including those of Algeria, the following are statistics for 1912 -.— Tenons employed, 154,931 ; sailing boats, 28,505 ; ton- nage, 216,905 ; steamers, 946 ; tonnage, 54,555 ; value of products, 143,003,160 francs.
Commerce.
In French statistics General Trade includes all {^oodM entering or leaving France, while Special Trade includes only imports for home use and exports of French origin.
The chief subdivisions of the special trade in millions of francs were for three years : —
-
Imports
Exports
1913
1919 ,
Food products Haw materials Manufactured good* Postal packets
5,638-7 . 10,065 7
10.7M 4 S.6162 14,753-3 16,800-5 ■10,341-5 9,986-2
1,1904
867-51
2,2113
Total .
. 22,3013
35,404-^
11,870-*
♦•,454 -7
The chief articles of import and export (special trade) were in millions of francs (25 fr. =£) :—
Imports
Wine
Wool
Cereals
Raw cotton
Coal and coke
Coffee
Oil seeds and fruits
Chemical products
Petroleum
Machinery
Copper
Cant iron and tteel
Woollen textures
Arms aud munitions
Metal goods
1918
448 3
342-6
1,999-5 510*0
000*0 600-3 504-4 736 •« 5131 1,984-8
S78-0 701 I
1919 1
1,235-6 2,04*1
1.760-7
Mr*
419-11 JSS-7
1.3495
294-2 6304
Ipk
Arms and munitions
150-8
Textiles, silk .
497-8
cotton.
243-8
Wine
S04-6
Raw silk and yarn .
2596
000*2
Paris goods, ic, Ac
119-6
140-0 158*7
r?4-9
Metal goods and tools
66-9
Automobiles .
4 1
01*6
Chemical products .
231-7
307-4
Paper
239 -6
Clothing .
234 4
Rubber goods .
M*0
000*
1 Provisional figures.
