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Trade now show separately in its returns. With the 

 omission of India and Germany, the countries from 

 which the imports come are primarily the same as 

 those of Group I. The table on p. 190 shows the 

 variations in the imports for the two periods under 

 review. Under this group we have a very heavy de- 

 crease in Russian imports, from 2,013,000 loads to 

 683,000, valued at £5,894,000 and £2,150,000 respec- 

 tively, a decrease of value of approximately three and 

 three-quarter million pounds. Sweden exhibits a 

 better position, there being a decided recovery and 

 increase in imports during September and October of 

 1 914, resulting in a balance on the right side for 

 the six months, the figures being 826,000 loads (as 

 compared with 769,000 for 1913-14), valued at 

 £2,776,000 (compared with £2,190,000), an increase of 

 half a million. Norway also comes out with a satis- 

 factory rise on totals for the six months of the war, 

 whilst at the same time showing a consistent increase 

 for each month over the imports for the similar months 

 of the previous year. The totals come to 171,000 loads 

 (compared with 114,000), valued at £694,000 (against 

 £417,000). Similar results cannot unfortunately be 

 recorded for the United States of America, there being 

 a decrease on imports for every month except August 

 1 914, the total valuers being £640,000 for the war 

 period, as against £1,028,000 for the previous year. 

 Canada, on the other hand, after a considerable drop 

 in imports during August and September of 1914, 

 showed a consistent increase for the remaining four 

 months of the war period. The totals for the whole 

 period, however^ did not reach those of the previous 



