DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOREIGN TRADE OF JAPAN
From the official statistics we give a table of Japan’s foreign trade each year from 1868 to 1901, and for 1909.
| Exports. Yen. | Imports. Yen. | Total. Yen. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1868 | 15,553,472 | 870 | 10,693,071 | 790 | 26,246,544 | 660 |
| 1869 | 12,908,977 | 990 | 20,783,633 | 090 | 33,692,611 | 080 |
| 1870 | 14,543,012 | 510 | 33,741,637 | 360 | 48,284,649 | 870 |
| 1871 | 17,968,608 | 660 | 21,916,727 | 650 | 39,885,336 | 310 |
| 1872 | 17,026,647 | 220 | 26,174,814 | 930 | 43,201,462 | 150 |
| 1873 | 21,635,440 | 850 | 28,107,390 | 030 | 49,742,830 | 880 |
| 1874 | 19,317,306 | 090 | 23,461,814 | 400 | 42,779,120 | 490 |
| 1875 | 18,611,110 | 610 | 29,975,627 | 620 | 48,586,738 | 230 |
| 1876 | 27,711,527 | 500 | 29,964,678 | 960 | 51,676,206 | 460 |
| 1877 | 23,348,521 | 600 | 27,420,902 | 950 | 50,769,424 | 650 |
| 1878 | 25,988,140 | 280 | 32,874,834 | 170 | 58,862,974 | 450 |
| 1879 | 28,175,770 | 190 | 32,953,002 | 390 | 61,128,772 | 580 |
| 1880 | 28,395,386 | 660 | 36,626,601 | 000 | 65,021,987 | 660 |
| 1881 | 31,058,887 | 930 | 31,191,246 | 020 | 62,250,133 | 950 |
| 1882 | 37,721,750 | 570 | 29,446,593 | 980 | 67,168,344 | 550 |
| 1883 | 36,268,019 | 590 | 28,444,841 | 780 | 64,712,861 | 370 |
| 1884 | 33,871,465 | 500 | 29,672,647 | 450 | 63,544,112 | 950 |
| 1885 | 37,146,691 | 430 | 29,356,967 | 920 | 66,503,659 | 350 |
| 1886 | 48,876,312 | 790 | 32,168,432 | 260 | 81,044,745 | 050 |
| 1887 | 52,407,681 | 150 | 44,304,251 | 690 | 96,711,932 | 840 |
| 1888 | 65,705,510 | 210 | 65,455,234 | 010 | 131,160,744 | 220 |
| 1889 | 70,060,705 | 820 | 66,103,766 | 600 | 136,164,472 | 420 |
| 1890 | 56,603,506 | 030 | 81,728,580 | 500 | 138,332,086 | 530 |
| 1891 | 79,527,272 | 340 | 62,927,268 | 380 | 142,454,540 | 720 |
| 1892 | 91,102,753 | 630 | 71,326,079 | 500 | 162,428,833 | 130 |
| 1893 | 89,712,864 | 590 | 88,257,171 | 710 | 177,970,036 | 300 |
| 1894 | 113,246,086 | 150 | 117,481,955 | 460 | 230,728,041 | 610 |
| 1895 | 136,112,177 | 920 | 129,260,578 | 280 | 265,372,756 | 200 |
| 1896 | 177,842,700 | 620 | 171,674,474 | 250 | 289,517,234 | 870 |
| 1897 | 163,135,077 | 320 | 219,300,771 | 640 | 382,435,848 | 960 |
| 1898 | 165,753,752 | 880 | 277,502,156 | 510 | 443,255,909 | 390 |
| 1899 | 214,929,894 | 310 | 220,401,925 | 990 | 435,331,820 | 300 |
| 1900 | 204,429,998 | 980 | 287,261,845 | 680 | 491,691,839 | 560 |
| 1901 | 252,349,542 | 100 | 255,816,644 | 700 | 508,166,187 | 800 |
| 1909 | 413,112,511 | .. | 394,198,843 | .. | 807,311,354 | |
| Imports Compared with Exports. | ||||||
| Increase. Yen. | Decrease. Yen. | |||||
| 1868 | ....... | .. | 4,860,401 | 080 | ||
| 1869 | 7,874,655 | |||||
| 1870 | 19,198,624 | 850 | ||||
| 1871 | 3,948,118 | 990 | ||||
| 1872 | 9,148,167 | 710 | ||||
| 1873 | 6,471,949 | 180 | ||||
| 1874 | 4,144,508 | 310 | ||||
| 1875 | 11,364,517 | 010 | ||||
| 1876 | ....... | .. | 3,746,848 | 540 | ||
| 1877 | 4,072,381 | 850 | ||||
| 1878 | 6,886,693 | 890 | ||||
| 1879 | 4,777,232 | 200 | ||||
| 1880 | 8,231,214 | 340 | ||||
| 1881 | 132,358 | 090 | ||||
| 1882 | ...... | .. | 8,275,156 | 590 | ||
| 1883 | ...... | .. | 7,823,177 | 810 | ||
| 1884 | ...... | .. | 4,198,818 | 050 | ||
| 1885 | ...... | .. | 7,789,723 | 510 | ||
| 1886 | ...... | .. | 16,707,880 | 530 | ||
| 1887 | ...... | .. | 8,103,429 | 460 | ||
| 1888 | ...... | .. | 250,276 | 200 | ||
| 1889 | ...... | .. | 3,966,939 | 220 | ||
| 1890 | 25,125,074 | 470 | ||||
| 1891 | ...... | .. | 16,600,003 | 960 | ||
| 1892 | ...... | .. | 19,776,674 | 130 | ||
| 1893 | ...... | .. | 1,455,692 | 880 | ||
| 1894 | 4,235,869 | 310 | ||||
| 1895 | ...... | .. | 6,851,599 | 640 | ||
| 1896 | 53,831,713 | 680 | ||||
| 1897 | 56,165,694 | 320 | ||||
| 1898 | 111,748,403 | 630 | ||||
| 1899 | 5,472,031 | 680 | ||||
| 1900 | 82,831,851 | 600 | ||||
| 1901 | 3,467,101 | 600 | ||||
| =1909= | ||||||