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932 GERMANY
Production of alcohol for four years : —
| Year | No. of Distilleries | Gallons |
| 1914-15 | 64,369 | 57,641,100 |
| 1915-16 | 58,489 | 51,747,190 |
| 1916-17 | 46,822 | 44,425,986 |
| 1917-18 | 35,023 | 51,877,034 |
In 1913 (latest figures), 556,840 juvenile workers were employed in Germany 376.481 being males and 180,359 females. In addition 8,008 boys and 6,158 girls (total 14,166) under 14 years of age were employed.
Commerce.
The following table shows (in pounds sterling) the special trade for six years : —
| Years | Imports | Exports |
| £ | £ | |
| 1911 | 500,347,250 | 411,219,900 |
| 1912 | 550,856,600 | 454,976,450 |
| 1913 | 560,335,800 | 509,965,000 |
| 1914[1] | 269,314,000 | 249,248,000 |
| 1919 | 1,618,800,000 | 502,850,000 |
| 1926[2] | 1,424,000,000 | 1,184,400,000 |
Principal articles imported into the United Kingdom from, and exported
from the United Kingdom to Germany : —
| Staple Imports | 1914 | 1919 | Staple Exports | 1914 | 19»19 |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Sugar | 5,466,307 | 19,231 | Cottons and yarn | 4,984,203 | 5,161,032 |
| Glass & manufactures | 697,704 | 19,636 | Woollens and yarn | 4,170,011 | 1,918,287 |
| Eggs | 170,889 | — | Alpaca, &c, yarn | 1,124,241 | 64,637 |
| Cottons and yarn | 4,748,256 | 9,353 | Wool | 762,791 | 162,281 |
| Woollens and yarn | 1,493,259 | — | Ironwork | 885,961 | 73,475 |
| Iron & steel & manuf. | 4,679,617 | 11,353 | Herrings | 622,371 | 828,586 |
| Machinery | 1,779,344 | 150 | Machinery | 1,061,891 | 34,102 |
| Toys | 484,741 | 92,275 | Coal, coke, &c. | 3,099,151 | 15,024 |
Total trade between Germany and the United Kingdom for five years, according to the Board of Trade Returns : —
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Imports from Germany into U.K. | 47,0411,343 | 48,900 | 8,240 | 993,154 | 31,126,088 |
| Exports of British produce to Germany | 23,080,268 | — | — | 14,698,113 | 21,728,200 |
The ports of Hamburg and Bremen were the chief gates of commercial
intercourse of Germany with the United Kingdom and the United States.
