COMMERCIAL STATISTICS, 



Total Foeeign Commerce of Japan, and Share of the United St.\te.s and United Kis(.T)Om rrrEriEiv. ntntw. tiie Cilevd^b 



Years 1881 to 1900. 



[Compiled from official reports of the Japanese Government.] 



IMPORTS INTO JAP.iX. 



YEARS. 



1881 

 1882 

 1883 

 1884 

 1885 

 18SC 

 1887, 

 1888 

 1889, 

 1890 

 1891 

 1892. 

 1893, 

 1891, 

 1895, 

 1896. 

 1897, 

 1898, 

 1899, 

 1900. 



Total. 



Yen. 

 31,128 

 29,441 



28,431, 



29, 026. 



29, 356; 



32,168, 



44,304, 



65, 455, 



63,<;95, 



80,654, 



61,969, 



70, 076 



87, 597, 



116, 284, 



127, 260, 



1C9, 882, 



218, 440, 

 274,599, 



219, 228, 

 286, 170, 



From United States. From United Kingdom, 



Value. Per cent. 



Yen. 

 781,108 

 106, 768 

 187,114 

 489, 909 

 7.51,320 

 358, 98(5 

 309, 269 

 073, 843 

 173, 141 

 900, 190 

 840, 047 

 988, 053 

 090, 408 

 982, 5,^8 

 276, 360 

 373, 419 

 030, 537 

 001,097 

 215, 894 

 761,196 



5.72 



10.55 



11.2; 



8.40 



9,37 



10.44 



7.47 



8,36 



9.65 



8.56 



11.04 



8.54 



0.95 



9.44 



7,29 



9.64 



12. 38 



14,57 



17.43 



21,96 



Value. Per cent, 



Yen. 

 16,364,740 

 13, 956, 048 

 12,744,943 

 12,7.58,800 

 12,156,010 

 12,703,248 

 18,970,544 

 28, 093, 507 

 26,067,934 

 26,619,102 

 19,996,050 

 20, 789, 332 

 27, 929, 628 

 42, 1K9, Kr3 

 4.7,172,110 

 59,251,780 

 05, 406, 266 

 62, 707, 572 

 44, 836, 994 

 71, 638, 220 



EXPORTS FBOV JAPAX. 



Total. 



52. 57 

 47,40 

 44.83 

 43. 07 

 42. 43 

 39.49 

 42.82 

 43.81 

 40.73 

 33, 04 

 32. 27 

 29. 67 

 31.88 

 36. 29 

 35. 49 

 34,88 

 29. 94 

 22, 84 

 20. 45 

 25. 03 



Yen. 



30,282,563 



37,210,914 



35, 706, o5(i 



33, 061, 902 



35, 792, 752 



47,316,893 



50, .551, 52:3 



62, 6S0, 613 



68, 423, 131 



64, 891,. 597 



77,915,626 



S9, 339, 134 



88, 140, 793 



111,297,6^9 



133,516,985 



114, 61.5, 7S:J 



159, 388, 4i5 



162, 796, 651 



211,495,335 



198,063,547 



To United States. 



Value. Per cent. 



Yen. 

 11,056,464 

 14,2.53,291 

 13, 247, 840 

 13, l.», irzi 

 1.5, 639, 005 

 19,992,429 

 22, 243, 441 

 2:5,475,806 

 26, 109, 835 

 20,844,2-52 

 29, 795, 7.54 

 38, 674, 971 

 27,7:59,4.58 

 43, 31^5, .557 

 54, 02.S, aV) 

 31..>-52,341 

 52,436,401 

 47,311,154 

 63, 919, 270 

 52,566,395 



To United Kingdom. 



Value. Per cent. 



36.51 



38.27 



37.10 



39.72 



43.69 



42.23 



44.00 



37.45 I 



38. 16 



37.97 



38. 21 



43.29 



31.47 



3"<.96 



40.46 



27.55 



32.90 



29.06 



30.22 



26.53 



Ytn. 

 3,514,476 

 4, 9M, 516 

 4. «:52, 007 

 3. !<:iO. 684 

 2.4.53.167 

 4, 195, :;.55 

 3, 478. 729 

 8,710,012 

 7, 664, -ibO 

 5, 638. 9H0 

 5,633,136 

 3,921.752 

 4. 99S. 974 

 5, 950. 197 

 7.KSJ.091 

 9,012.39« 

 8,481.196 

 7,783,643 

 11, -270, 770 

 U, 262, 997 



n ''I 

 1.1 ■; 



1 i . 'KJ 



6. JSJ 



6.^«( 



1:5. N9 

 11. JO 

 10. -27 

 7.23 

 4.39 

 .5.67 

 5.35 

 6.90 

 7.86 

 5.32 

 4.78 

 6.33 

 &.69 



Note.— Prior to 1891 Canada was included in Japanese exports to and imports from United States. Imports and exports by Japanese Government are not 

 Included in this table. 



Value of yen on January 1, 1885, in Unired States monev,85.8 cents; 1890,75.2 cents; 1891,83.1 cents; 1892,74.5 cents; 1893, 66.1 cents; 1894, 55.6 cents; 1895, 49J. 

 cents; 1896,52.9 cents; 1897,51,1 cents; 1898 and 1899, 49,8 cents. 



Total Foreign CoiiMEKCE op Jap.vn and the Siiare Conducted by Foreign and Japanese Merchants, Respectively, dcrixg the 



Calendar Years from 1883 to 1900. 



[Compiled from official reports of the Japanese Government.] 



Impf rts and exports by Japanese Government are not included in this table. 



Valuj of yen on JannaVv 1, 1885, in United States money, 85.8 cents; 1890, 75.2 cents; 1891, 83.1 cents; 1892, 74.5 cents; 1893, 66.1 cents; 1891, 5g.6 cents; 1896, 49.1 

 cents; 1896, 52.9 cents; 1897, 51.1 cents; 1898 and 1899, 49.8 cents. 



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