CACAO BEANS IMPORTED INTO UNITED KINGDOM.
| Year. | Total Imported tons. | Retained in the country tons. | Home Consumption tons. |
| 1912 | 33,600 | 27,450 | 24,600 |
| 1913 | 35,000 | 28,200 | 23,200 |
| 1914 | 41,750 | 29,600 | 24,900 |
| 1915 | 81,800 | 54,400 | 40,300 |
| 1916 | 88,800 | 64,750 | 29,300 |
| 1917 | 57,900 | 53,100 | 41,300 |
The above figures are compiled from the Bulletin of the Imperial Institute (No. 1, 1919). The total imports for 1918 were 42,390 tons. This sudden and marked drop in the amount imported was due to shortage of shipping. There were, however, large quantities of cacao in stock, and the amount consumed showed a marked advance on previous years, being 61,252 tons.
The Board of Trade Returns for 1919 are as follow: