816  American  Trade  in  Perfumeries.  {Avzctmb^h^' 
Exports. 
T?    A   A  T 
V  Ccir  -Landed  June  3^* 
imports. 
Domestic. 
Foreign. 
1912  
$1,645,992 
$1,147,630 
$18,652 
1913  •  •  •  
1.873. 585 
1,441,982  . 
9,700 
1914  
2,309,027 
1,620,872 
17,969 
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2,473,144 
1,715.059 
11,889 
3,105,906 
2,903.063 
17,682 
1917  
3,806,699 
3,618,620 
12,167 
1918  
3.497.695 
3,965,465 
22,724 
1919  
3.670,577 
6,077,851 
79.767 
Prior  to  the  war  the  annual  imports  of  perfumeries,  cosmetics, 
and  toilet  preparations  into  the  United  States  invariably  exceeded 
the  domestic  exports.  In  1912  imports  surpassed  the  exports  by 
nearly  half  a  million  dollars ;  and  while  every  fiscal  year  since  until 
1918  has  shown  a  material  gain  in  the  value  of  imports,  the  exports 
have  also  increased  until,  in  1918,  they  exceeded  the  imports  by 
$467,770  and  in  191 9  by  $2,407,274.  Destination  of  Exports  in 
June  and  July :  How  world-wide  is  the  trade  in  American-made 
perfumeries,  cosmetics,  and  toilet  preparations  is  shown  by  their 
distribution  among  77  countries  in  June  and  66  countries  in  July. 
During  these  two  months  the  Philippines  were  the  United  States' 
best  customer,  taking  products  of  the  class  mentioned  valued  at 
$155,484.  China  purchased  to  the  extent  of  $114,155,  Canada  to  the 
extent  of  $95,992,  England  $73,856,  Australia  $67,107,  Cuba  $65,496, 
Denmark  $61,527,  British  South  Africa  $58,066,  Mexico  $36,983, 
Hongkong  $34,257,  Dutch  East  Indies  $26,325,  and  South  America 
an  aggregate  of  $186,153  (of  which  $80,040  went  to  Argentina). 
While  French,  English,  and  German  goods  have  had  a  large  propor- 
tion of  the  Latin  American  trade  in  the  past,  particularly  French 
perfumes,  English  fine  soaps,  and  German  articles  which  supplied 
the  cheaper  trade,  there  is  now  a  growing  demand  for  North  Ameri- 
can products  such  as  talcum  and  face  powders,  creams,  manicure 
preparations,  and  perfumes,  if  put  up  in  attractive  packages. 
From  a  study  of  the  export  and  import  statistics  it  may  be  ac- 
curately inferred,  notwithstanding  the  general  rise  in  values,  that 
American  production  has  greatly  increased  in  quantity  during  the 
last  five  years,  in  order  to  supply  an  increased  domestic  demand 
formerly  dependent  in  considerable  degree  on  imports  chiefly  from, 
Germany,  France,  and  Switzerland,  and  to  take  care  of  the  foreign 
trade  to  the  extent  shown  during  the  last  fiscal  year. 
