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industries were entered in the registers of the Department con- 

 cerned. Twenty new industries have been introduced in Portugal 

 in the last few years. One of the most important consists in the 

 production of copper sulphate. The .concession was granted under 

 the condition that a minimum oiitput of 1,000 tons should be 

 guaranteed per annum. 



Trade. 



The volume of the total external sea trade averages at 

 4,000,000 tons, including colonial, re-exports, and international 

 traffic. The turnover of the Lisbon harbour in 1920 amounted to 

 over 10,000,000 tons, of which only 3,000,000 tons belong to the 

 international trade. Eecent trade statistics are not available, 

 therefore one has to adopt the accepted averages. 

 The main imports consist of: 



Kaw Cotton 20,000 tons. 



Coal 1,500,000 ,, 



Iron 68,000 .. 



Manures 150,000 ,, 



Maize 200,000 ., 



Wheat 150,000 ,, 



Kice 30,000 ,, 



Sugar 40,000 ,, 



Codfish 35,000 ,, 



The chief exports consist of: 



Eaw and manufactured cork ... 93,000 tons. 



Pit timber 349,000 ,, 



Mineral ores (copper, tin, wol- 

 fram, iron) 500,000 ,, 



Wines 100,000 ,, 



Preserved and canned fish ... 90,000 ,, 



Fruit and vegetables 100,000 ,, 



The re-exports are mainly: 



Cocoa 35,000 tons. 



Coffee 4,000 ,, 



Oil seeds 3,000 ,, 



Wax 500 ,, 



Eubber 1,000 ,, 



The Portuguese shipping capacity measures 319,978 cubic 

 metres, and the cargo space is estimated at 239,979 cubic metres. 

 The share of the Portuguese flag in the external trade was 

 approximately one- third, but this figure is obsolete. Since 1916 

 a change has been operated, as ex-German steamers have been 

 surrendered to the Portuguese Government and utilised in the 

 external trade. 



