82 THE FOREST EESOUECES OF THE WORLD. 



The exports were distributed as follows : 



Distribution of timber exports of Norway. ^ 



Year. 



South 

 Africa. 



Great 

 Britain. 



Belgium. 



Nether- 

 lands. 



France. 



Germany. 



Denmark. 



Australia. 



1881 



Per cent. 



Per cent. 

 64.0 

 63.4 

 57.0 

 63.0 

 63.0 



Per cent. 



2.8 

 7.2 

 9.0 

 8.4 

 7.4 



Per cent. 

 10.0 

 6.6 

 9.0 

 6.1 

 4.9 



Per cent. 

 10.0 

 ' 8.6 

 5.0 

 4.9 

 5.5 



Per cent. 

 4.5 

 4.3 

 5.0 

 4.5 

 3.9 



Per cent. 



Per cent. 



1887 



1898 



2.0 

 2.5 

 2.1 

 3.0 



3.3 



7 



1900 



1.9 

 1.7 



5.9 



6.6 



1901 



a Endres, loc. cit. 



Small amounts of timber go to Sweden, Iceland, Spain, and Brazil. 



ROUMANIA. 



Satisfactory data as to the cut and growth of forests in Romania 

 can not be had, but the forest area per capita is too small to expect 

 much increase in export in the future, although of late years it has 

 grown rapidly, as transportation developed. 



SUMMARY FOR EUROPE. 



The following table shows the great increase in the export timber 

 trade of the world's leading export countries. 



Value of export timber trade of leading export countries.'^ 



Country. 



Average of years— 



1881-1890. 



1891-1895. 



1896-1900. 



1901. 



1902. 



1903. 



Sweden . . 



$27, 100, 000 

 9,350,000 

 8, 700, 000 

 16,925,000 

 23,875,000 

 ■21,375,000 

 23, 000, 000 



$31,450,000 

 7,850,000 

 10,175,000 

 22, 700, 000 

 25,800,000 

 21,-250,000 

 23,450,000 



$40, 675, 000 

 11,325,000 

 17, 500, 000 

 29,250,000 

 42,500,000 

 40,300,000 

 27,825,000 



$37, 250, 000 

 10.000,000 

 20,300,000 

 30,900,000 

 47,300,000 

 41,375.000 

 29,850,000- 



$38,750,000 

 10, 750, 000 

 21,625,000 

 29,925,000 

 42,200,000 

 52,075.000 

 33, 500, 000 



$41,500,000 



Norway 



14,000 000 





26,250,000 





35,250,000 



Austria-Hungary 



United States 



Canada 



49,900,000 

 51,550,000 

 31,400,000 







Total 



130,325,000 



142,675,000 



209,375,000 



216,975,000 



228,825,000 



249, 850, 000 











a Endres 



, loc. cit. 









In 1903 the total import of Europe was 1,164,900,000 cubic feet," 

 and the total export 1,023,700,000 cubic feet, showing an excess import 

 of 141,200,000 cubic feet. 



This balance is made up chiefly from Canada and the United States. 

 A brief summary of Europe leads to the following conclusions: 



1. The leading import countries. Great Britain, Germany, France, 

 Belgium, Switzerland, etc., are rapidly increasing the amount of 

 their imports, and this increase is certain to continue. 



2. Russia, Finland, and Sweden only of the export countries can 

 increase to any great extent their export without reducmg their tim- 

 ber capital. 



a jEndres, loc. cit, 



