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The Sugar Industry 



Railroad Station at "Delicias, " Oriente Province 



Consumption of Sugar in Europe 



The following table shows the consumption of sugar in the principal countries of Europe for a 

 eries of years: 



1921-22 1920-21 1919-20 1918-19 1917-18 



Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons 



United Kingdom* 1,257,044 924,762 1,297,890 760,100 883,230 



France 767,409 559,113 823,660 414.650 610,736 



Belgium 158.150 128,951 135,815 115,484 109.356 



Holland 235^448 208,633 205,448 173,791 139.363 



Germany 1,459,912 1,164,727 920,939 1,454,977 1,604,795 



Czecho-Slovakia** 309,376 318,339 342,049 293,894 419,525 



Italy 314,152 135,768 247,248 177.400 175.600 



Spain 175,962 194,909 155,820 145,353 121,633 



191^17 1915-16 1914-15 1913-14 1912-13 



Tons Tons Tons Tons Tons 



United Kingdom* 1,141,920 1,289,850 1,633,580 1,614,981 1,522,508 



France 635,951 102,207 502,117 716,849 665.943 



Belgium 77,216 93,418 150,676 113.619 102,619 



Holland 123,125 106,659 100.317 99,795 93,811 



Germany 1,398,945 1,854,706 2,281,821 1,455,258 1,451,440 



Czecho-Slovakia** 623,663 627.060 633,906 519.559 672,165 



Italy 165,300 237,600 175,500 194.100 174.100 



Spain 109,549 156,618 126,425 129,443 129,298 



*U. K. figures are for calendar years 1912-1921. 



**Statistics for 1912-13 to 1916-17 are for the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. 

 The aboye table is taken from Weekly Statistical Sugar Trade Journal, Januar>- 11. 



