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we are accustomed to look for manufactures, our imports have fallen 

 over $35,000,000, while Europe has largely increased her consumption 

 of our cotton-seed oil, oleomargarine, paraffin, manufactures of iron 

 and steely copper, and agricultural machinery, as well as foodstuffs and 

 cotton, our exports to that grand division having increased $428,000,000 

 since 1890. From North America, the imports have fallen $20,000,000, 

 due chiefly to the falling off of sugar production in the West Indies, 

 the imports from Cuba alone having decreased from $54,000,000 in 1890 

 to $27,000,000 in 1900. To North America, the exports have increased 

 meantime over $100,000,000, the growth being largely manufactures 

 and foodstuffs, a considerable portion of the latter being presumably 

 re-exported thence to Europe. From South America, the imports 

 have increased in quantity, especially in coffee and rubber, but decreased 

 proportionately in price, so that the total increase in value in the 

 decade is but $1,000,000, while in exports the increase is $6,500,000, 

 chiefly in manufactures. From Asia, the importations have increased 

 more than $50,000,000, the increase being chiefly in sugar and raw 

 materials required by our manufacturers, such as silk, hemp, jute and 

 tin; while to Asia the increase in our exports has been nearly $40,000,- 

 000, principally in manufactures and raw cotton. From Oceania, the 

 imports show little increase, though this is due in part to the absence 

 of statistics of importations from Hawaii in the last half of the year 

 1900; while to Oceania, there is an increase in our exports of more 

 than $20,000,000, chiefly in manufactured articles. From Africa, the 

 increase in imports is $6,000,000, principally in manufacturers' ma- 

 terials, of which raw cotton forms the most important item; while 

 our exports to Africa increased meantime $17,000,000, chiefly in man- 

 ufactures." 



The following tables show the imports and exports of the United 

 States by grand divisions in the calendar years 1890 and 1900. In 

 the figures showing the distribution by continents in 1900, the De- 

 cember distribution is estimated, though the grand total of imports 

 and exports for 1900 is based upon the complete figures of the Bureau 

 of Statistics: 



Grand Divisions. 



Europe 



North America 

 South America 



Asia 



Oceania 



Africa 



Exports from United. States 



1890. 



$682,585,856 

 95,517,863 

 34,722,122 

 22,854,028 

 17,375,745 

 4,446,934 



1900. 



,111,456,000 

 202,486,000 

 41,384.000 

 60,598,000 

 39,956,000 

 22,170,000 



Imports into United States. 



1890. 



$474,656,257 



151,490,330 



100,959,799 



68,340,309 



23,781,018 



3,169,086 



1900. 



$439,500,COO 



131,200,000 



102,000,000 



122,800,000 



23,400,000 



9,900.000 



