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imports and exports of various wares.
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Among the articles of export a predominating position is taken by
timber, which, in the statistical tables, is divided into two groups,
un-wrought and wrought, and which has, in some years, exceeded in value
all the other Swedish exports together. The total value of the exports in
1912 amounted to 192 mill, kr., against 18 mill. kr. for imports. The
most important items show the following values: sawn planks, boards, etc.
of spruce and fir, 114-88 mill, kr.; planed boards of do., 20-08 mill, kr.;
hewn timber of the same sorts, 9-34 mill, kr.; timber, 3-91 mill, kr.; unplaned
casing, 7-99 mill, kr.; furniture, 6-04 mill, kr.; turnery articles, 5-08 mill, kr.;
doors, 4-30 mill, kr.; coopering materials, 2-75 mill. kr.
Living animals and animal foods were imported to a value of 29 mill,
kr. in 1912, but the exports amounted to nearly 100 mill. kr.. The import
articles are chiefly bacon (1-70 mill.) and salt herring (8-17 mill.). The
most important export articles are butter, 46-08 mill, kr.; cattle, 11-96 mill,
kr.; bacon, 11-46 mill kr.; fresh (cattle-)meat, 5-99 mill, kr.; and cream, 3-11
mill. kr. Fresh herring is an important export article in j^ears when the
herring fishery has been productive (7-20 mill. kr. in 1912). Eggs are
imported to a value of 3-29 mill. kr. and exported to a value of 2-69 mill,
kr.
With regard to the group machines etc., the imports have exceeded the
exports up to and including the year 1909. Since then, however, the
positions have been reversed, and in 1912 the imports amounted in value to
42-5 mill, kr., while the exports amounted to 57 mill. kr. Thus, in spite
of the great demand for imported machinery, the industry has
succeeded in creating a useful balance of exports, chiefly of power-engines
and machines for dairywork and agricultural purposes. Among the
exports for 1912, the following deserve special mention: separators, 13-37
mill, kr.; combustion and explosion motors, 8-34 mill, kr.; harvesting and
mowing machines, 3 mill, kr.; electric generators and motors, 2-31 mill, kr.,
and telephone apparatus, 5-lfi mill. kr. The imports for the same year
included automobiles, 2-36 mill, kr.; sewing machines, 1-07 mill, kr.; and
watches, 1-93 mill. kr. #
The group manufactures of mineral products shows imports to the
value of 7-39 mill. kr. in 1912, and exports to the value of 35-19 mill. kr.
Of the exports 8-76 mill. kr. represent paving stone and 15-69 mill. kr.
represent matches, which latter commodity is now referred to this group,
according to the official statistics. Glass and glass-ware were exported
to a value of 4-37 mill, kr., while the value of the imports was 2-81 mill,
kr. The export of earthenware amounted to 4 mill, kr., while the imports
showed a value of 2-23 mill. kr.
Of unwrought or partly wrought metals the imports amounted in
1912 to 38-58 mill. kr. in value, including pig- and scrap-iron, (9-03 mill,
kr.) against 47-88 mill. kr. in exports. The most important of the
typical exports of Sweden were, in 1912, pig-iron 16-77 mill, kr.; cold-rolled
and cold-drawn iron in bars etc. above 10 mm in diameter, 5-43 mill, kr.;
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