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higher than our exports of grain to Germany. This is explained by 
the heavy transshipments to Germany of grain originally consigned 
to the United Kingdom or the Netherlands. Oil-cake imports, on 
the other hand, are much lower than corresponding American ex- 
ports, probably on account of the reshipment to Denmark of oil 
cake originally consigned to Germany. These figures appear more 
significant when combined in groups, as in Table 97. 
Table 97. — German imports of American agricultural products, in United States 
currency 
Commodity group 
1913 
1921 
1922 
1923 
1924 
Cotton . . -. .. 
Dollars 
115,760,225 
30, 399, 287 
37, 372, 400 
15, 484, 495 
2, 046, 965 
Dollars 
86, 085, 498 
62, 923, 619 
122, 797, 489 
17,578,964 
3, 998, 983 
Dollars 
105, 738, 418 
25, 264, 623 
52, 927, 692 
27, 114, 777 
2, 364, 981 
Dollars 
106, 714, 184 
42, 891, 424 
37, 652, 750 
6, 731, 007 
3, 142, 902 
Dollars 
145, 303, 985 
Meats and fats . . __ ... 
45, 331, .501 
■RrpadstlirTs 
57, 179, 933 
Feedstufis 
10, 97 
Tobacco 
4, 897, 925 
Total.. 
201, 063, 372 
293, 382, 553 
213, 410, 491 
197, 132, 267 
263, 689, 276 
These values may be more readily compared in the form of index 
numbers, as shown in Table 98. 
Table 98. — German imports of American agricultural products, index numbers of 
value, base 1913 
Commodity group 
1913 1921 1922 1923 1924 
Cotton I 100 
Meats and fats | 100 
Breadstuffs i 100 
Feedstufis I 100 
Tobacco j 100 
Total | 100 
Total divided by United States Department of Labor 
wholesale price index.. I 100 
74 
207 
329 
114 
195 
140 
99 
91 
83 
142 
175 
116 
106 
71 
92 
141 
101 
64 
126 
149 
153 
71 
239 
131 
87 
It thus appears that although German imports of these important 
commodities have exceeded the pre-war level in gross value during 
three years of the last four, the proceeds of our sales to Germany. 
expressed in terms of purchasing power, in 1924 were only 87 per 
cent of our sales to Germany in 1913. 
To compare German imports of American agricultural commodi- 
ties on the basis of volume, we may multiply the quantities of each 
commodity imported in each year by the average unit export price 
for 1913. The products, combined in groups, are shown in Table 99. 
Table 99. 
-German imports of American agricultural products, value at 1913 
export prices 
Commodity group 
1913 
1921 
1922 
1923 
1924 
Cotton 
Dollars 
115, 760, 225 
30, 399, 287 
37, 372, 400 
I,', 484,495 
2, 046, 965 
Dollars 
71.689,308 
198,325 
69, 521, 894 
12, 313, 676 
2,659,010 
Dollars 
62, 271, 405 
25,674,498 
40,0 
21,257,220 
2, 029, 109 
Dollars 
4 ». 013,810 
01,570 
30,253,310 
■!.<■- 
2,752,749 
Dollars 
059, 190 
Meats and fats 
Breadstuffs . ... 
42, 8 
Feedstufis. 
Tobacco... 
• (9,731 
Total 
201,063,372 
211,682,213 
151,251,491 
122, 247, 059 
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