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THE CUBA REVIEW 



THE COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES 



WITH THE FOUR MOST IMPORTANT NATIONS OF LATIN AMERICA 

 DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEARS 1914-1915 



The following tables show at a glance the relative importance of our trade with Cuba, 

 the imports from Cuba for the first six months of the years 1914 and 1915 exceeding the com- 

 bined imports from Argentina, Brazil and Chile by approximately four million dollars. 



For the same period the combined exports from the United States to Argentina, Brazil 

 and Chile exceeded the exports to Cuba alone by less than three million dollars. 



The total trade of the United States with Cuba for the first half of the years 1914 and 1915 



exceeded the combined trade of the United States with these three principal countries of 

 South America. 



Argentina. 



■ — - — ■ Imports.- ■ E.rports. 



1914 1915 1914 1915 



January $5,803,646 $7,163,422 $2,932,836 $1,707,222 



February 5,453,672 8,346,841 2,849,513 1,638,712 



March, " 5,587,868 11,731,548 2,441,936 4,097,581 



April 6,062,917 9,441,931 3,012,596 3,693,501 



May 5,167,961 5,047,898 2,828,399 5,423,898 



June 3,793,469 7,639,905 2,324,289 5,250,300 



Total $31,869,533 $49,371,645 $16,389,569 $21,811,214 



Bradl. 



January $8,201,645 $10,012,954 $2,195,013 $1,801,002 



February 8,357,827 9,735,607 1,854,763 2,174,426 



March. " 11,776,566 8,721,932 2,085,987 2,394,382 



April 9,136,559 11,698,528 2,123,408 2,864,282 



May 7,643,798 6,176,708 2,486,436 2,386,606 



June 5,656,900 8,605,678 1,734,508 3,213,078 



Total $50,773,301 $54,951,407 $12,480,115 $14,833,776 



Chile. 



January $1,955,390 $1,157,728 $1,063,113 $8813,146 



February 1,508,028 2,258,174 1,364,154 781 ,595 



March. ." 2,009,264 2,315,252 1,254,058 714,212 



April 2,263,947 3,952,920 1,411,879 1,298,545 



May 2,516,151 2,265,722 2,186,998 1,128,126 



June 



Total $10,252,780 $11,949,796 $7,280,202 $4,811,624 



Cuba. 



January $8,391,307 $7,745,634 $5,079,899 $5,645,957 



Februar. 9,225,406 13,191,900 4,846,911 5,608,746 



March. .' 15,035,443 25,561,908 5,186,445 6,554,230 



April 16,585,826 26,054,740 5,004,572 6,464,622 



May 14,636,355 25,036,046 5,263,881 7, 114,372 



June 16,989,960 22,137,394 5,288,486 6,935,267 



Total $80,864,297 $119,727,622 $30,670,194 $38,323,194 



