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The following table shows the percentage of our total exports taken by each of the principal countries during the years 1925 and 1926 : — 1925. 1926. United Kingdom.. .. .. .. .. .. 79-76 77-53 United States of America ... . . . . .. . . 7-87 8-43 Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. 4-53 6-75 Canada .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-77 1-90 France .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-07 1-50 Germany .. . . . . . . .. . . 2-92 0-80 Belgium .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-35 0-37 Japan .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-42 0-'36 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-24 0-33 In regard to imports, the following table shows the values according to country of origin for the years ended 31st December, 1925 and 1926 : — 1925. 1926. British Possessions, Protectorates, &c. — £ £ United Kingdom .. .. .. .. 25,535,332 22,752,622 India .. .. .. .. .. 912,738 923,511 Ceylon .. .. .. .. .. 844,594 867,901 South Africa Union .. .. .. .. 113,816 140,012 Canada .. .. .. .. 3,914,706 3,430,458 Australia .. .. .. .. .. 5,238,773 4,625,537 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,239,454 892,894 All other British countries .. .. .. 462,188 432,721 38,261,601 34,065,656 Foreign Countries and Possessions — Belgium .. .. .. .. .. 439,366 393,989 France .. .. .. .. .. 918,178 814,769 Germany .. .. .. .. .. 500,091 672,865 Italy " .. .. .. .. .. 318,728 308,447 Netherlands .. .. .. .. .. 272,799 324,212 Sweden .. .. .. .. .. 309,754 322,032 Switzerland .. .. .. .. .. 441,844 388,818 Dutch East Indies .. .. .. .. 609,588 788,821 Japan .. .. .. .. .. 693,625 582,706 United States of America .. .. .. 8,887,906 10,004,264 All other foreign Countries .. .. .. 802,927 1,222,984 14,194,806 15,823,907 Total all countries .. .. .. £52,456,407 £49,889,563 The following table shows percentages of imports from the principal countries during the past two years : — 1925. 1926. United Kingdom.. .. .. .. .. .. 48-68 45-60 United States of America .. .. .. . . . . 16-94 20-05 Australia .. .. .. .. .. .. 9-99 9-27 Canada .. .. . . .. . . . . 7-46 6-88 India .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 1-74 1-85 Fiji .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2-36 1-79 Ceylon .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-62 1-72 France .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1-75 1-63 Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-95 1-35 Belgium .. . . .. .. .. .. 0-84 0-79 Switzerland . . . . . . . . .. .. 0-84 0-77 Netherlands . . . . .. .. .. . . 0-52 0-65 Sweden .. .. .. .. .. .. 0-59 0-64 Italy .. . . .. . . . . ... . . 0-61 0-62 The following table shows the value of imports, exports, total external trade, and balances for a period of five years : —

The average annual excess of exports over the five years 1921 to 1925, inclusive, was £3,869,786

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Year. j Imports. ! Exports. Exports^ I ]_■ £ £ £ £ 1922 .. .. .. 34,826,074 42,725,949 77,552,023 7,899,875 1923 .. .. .. 43,363,983 45,939,793 89,303,776 2,565.810 1924 1.. .. .. 48,527,603 52,509,223 101,036,826 3,981,620 1925 ? .. .. .. 52,456,407 55,262,272 107,718,679 2,805,865 Excess of Imports. 1926 .. .. .. 49,889,563 45,275,575 95,165,138 4,613,988