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viii. commerce.
import greater quantities than of anything else. The development of our
coal import and of the export of minerals is shown by Table 105.
From these figures for the import of coal and from the information
regarding the increasing utilization of water-power, it ought to be possible
to gain an idea of the country’s industrial advance during recent times.
(With regard to the attempt to substitute peat-mosses for coal, see p. 425.)
Among the imports within this group are further to be noticed Chili
salpetre, 7-55 mill, kr., stassfurtite, 5-77 mill, kr., raw phosphates, 3-87 mill,
kr., sulphur, 3-46 mill, kr., and common salt (which necessary of life is not
found anywhere in Sweden), 2-33 mill. kr. The total value of the imports
included in this group amounted to 134 million kronor in 1912, while that
of the exports amounted to 81 millions.
The export of iron-ore, which has been considerably increased since the
■railway between Gällivare and Narvik was opened, is shown in tons by
Table 106 and in 1912 reached the total value of 59-72 million kronor.
’Other more important articles of export in this group amounted in value
the same year to: cement, 3-37 mill, kr.; super-phosphates, 3-18 mill, kr.;
block granite etc. 3-00 mill, kr.; and zinc ores, 2-65 mill. kr.
Of those wares that cannot be referred to any of the specified groups,
which are arranged in one final group in the trade statistics of Sweden,
the imports are also somewhat in excess of the exports (in 1912
respectively 9-65 and 3-11 mill. kr.).
If the exported and imported wares are classified according to the
different groups of production we get the following result for the year
1912 (Table 108).
Of the 25 groups into which the commodities handled by the import and
export trade of Sweden (apart from coin) are divided in Table 104 we
have now dealt with 16. The total value of the imports included in these
■groups was 599 million kronor in 1912, while the exports did not reach
more than 137 million kronor.
B) Groups within which the exports are in excess. To these groups
belong chiefly the products of forestry, cattle-breeding, the stone industry,
and the metal industries.
Table 108. Imports and Exports according to Production Groups, 1912.
Imports Exports
kronor % kronor %
Products of agriculture, dairying etc...... 273 649 000 34’87 130 648000 17 18
forestry and the timber industry . 20 751 000 2’64 192 701 000 25’33
» the sewing, and textile industry . 79 384 000 lO’ll 9 522 000 1-26
» paper industry.......’. . 9 626 000 1’23 136 671000 17’97
Minerals and products thereof, other than metals 140 243 000 17’87 115 745 000 15 22
Metals and products thereof......... 111458 000 14’20 158 778 000 20’87
Products of other industries......... 149 756 000 19’08 16 561000 218
Total 7S4 867 000 lOO’OO 760C26000 lOO oo
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