1913
THE TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WITH THE REPUBLICS OF SOUTH AMERICA IS SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING TABLES COMPILED FROM AMERICAN OFFICIAL STATISTICS
| Imports — American Dollars | Exports — American Dollars | BALANCE OF TRADE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In favour of U.S.A. American Dollars | Against U.S.A. American Dollars | |||
| Argentine Republic | 26,863,732 | 52,894,834 | 26,031,102 | — |
| Uruguay | 2,450,697 | 7,522,145 | 5,071,448 | — |
| Guiana (British) | 105,933 | 1,813,745 | 1,707,812 | — |
| Bolivia | 350 | 940,744 | 940,394 | — |
| Guiana (French) | 86,386 | 337,714 | 251,328 | — |
| Paraguay | 58,285 | 187,867 | 129,582 | — |
| Falkland Islands | — | 725 | 725 | — |
| Brazil | 120,155,855 | 42,638,467 | — | 77,517,388 |
| Chile | 27,655,420 | 16,076,763 | — | 11,578,657 |
| Columbia | 15,992,321 | 7,397,696 | — | 8,594,625 |
| Venezuela | 10,852,331 | 5,737,118 | — | 5,115,213 |
| Peru | 9,666,579 | 7,341,903 | — | 2,324,676 |
| Ecuador | 3,037,689 | 2,553,785 | — | 483,904 |
| Guiana (Dutch) | 821,460 | 704,487 | — | 116,973 |
| 217,747,038 | 146,147,993 | 34,132,391 | 105,731,436 | |
VALUE OF MERCHANDISE EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED STATES TO THE REPUBLICS OF SOUTH AMERICA IN THE YEAR 1913, SHOWING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ARGENTINE MARKET
| To the Argentine Republic | — | $52,894,834 |
| ” Brazil | $42,638,467 | |
| ” Uruguay | 7,522,145 | |
| ” Ecuador | 2,553,785 | |
| ” Paraguay | 187,867 | 52,902,264 |
| ” Chile | 16,076,763 | |
| ” Columbia | 7,397,696 | |
| ” Peru | 7,341,903 | |
| ” Venezuela | 5,737,118 | |
| ” Guiana (British) | 1,813,745 | |
| ” Bolivia | 940,744 | |
| ” Guiana (Dutch) | 704,487 | |
| ” Guiana (French) | 337,714 | |
| ” Falkland Islands | 725 | 40,350,895 |
| Total value of sales to South America. | Dollars | 146,147,993 |
The Argentine Republic received 36·2% of total.
Argentina and Brazil divide practically between them the South American export trade of the United States, Argentina taking by far the larger share, and well over one-third of the whole received by all the South American countries put together. The value of the Argentine imports from the United States in 1913 amounted to $52,894,834 (U.S.A.), while Uruguay took U.S.A. goods to the value of $6,531,626 (U.S.A.).
ARGENTINE IMPORTS FROM EUROPE, 1913
During the year 1913 the Argentine Republic purchased in Europe the following amounts:—
Where will these purchases be made in the future?