There was issued from the Government Printing Office on May 17 summary of foreign imports and exports of the Straits Settlements and British Malaya in the year 1919. This shows that the gross total value of imports amounted to 685,675,023 and of exports to $834,056,618. The Colony's share of the imports of merchandise was $597,057,336, that of the -S. to $30,908,906 and of the non-Federated Malay States $1,733,464, while from the Colony there' was exported merchandise to the value of $765,- 607,536, from the F.M.S. $52,084,872, and non-Federated Malay States 92,995,059.
The total imports from British possessions came to $267,949,982 and from foreign countries it was Karan Kotw Bahroe New Amherst Padang Rubber 37 Netherlands Indies contributed no $417,725,046 of which amount the 000 less than $183,807,926.
869 exports from the Colony and Brit-The total 5,941 ish Malaya to the British Empire 38,000] and Protectorates amounted to Rengialan Dorian Seo Keo 15,871 12,728 go87,999,901 and to foreign countries Senawang Shanghai Kelantan Shanghai _Klebang Shanghai-Malay 19,345 #527,948,565.
During the period under review the Colony imported coal to the) 10,202; value of,772,576 and exported 21,504} coal valuing $18,999,437. It is interesting to note among the various articles imported that the total quantity of rice coming into the Straits and British Malaya last year amounted to 7,713,730 picule valued at $95,734,611 as against 13,362,017 piculs valued at $86,433,- 045 in 1918. The quantity of rice exported was 1,487,745 piculs valued at $17,926,029 compared with 7,744,109 piculs and $51,481,785 in 1918. Nearly 93 million dollars' worth of wheat flour was imported, over double the quantity being received compared with the previous year.
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