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CHAPTER VII
COMMERCE, NAVIGATION, AND FISHERIES
The rapid progress of Finland’s commerce, one of the
proofs of the country’s development, is of recent date.
The old Custom House statistics are of little value
because of the corruption of the officials, and the large
amount of smuggling due to the high Customs tariff
and other causes. Nevertheless, in 1836, when
the situation of the country was already greatly
improved, the whole foreign trade amounted only
to 18 million marks, about equally divided between
imports and exports. In 1846 it was 31 millions;
of which the exports were only represented by the
same amount as in 1836, 9 million marks, and the
balance of 22 millions was import trade. In 1841
it had increased to 44 millions, of which 26 millions
represented export and 18 import; but in 1851 the
total was only 37 million marks, of which 10 millions
represented export and 27 import; while the average
for all foreign trade during this period was only
32 millions. In 1866 the figures increased, showing
a total of 76 millions, of which 28 millions were
export and 48 import. In 1875 it went up to 243
millions, 85 millions export and 158 import, and in
1876 decreased again to 230 millions, 90 being export
and 140 import. In 1886 the total had decreased to
176 millions, of which only 99 represented import.
But from that time foreign trade increased rapidly, to
a total of 203 millions in 1888; 236 millions in 1889;
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