| Goods | Values | |||
| Special | General | |||
| Commerce | Commerce | |||
| Machinery, Tools, Telegraph and Telephone Apparatus, Metallic Structures | Machines and Various Machinery | 244,595.21 | 291,491.21 | |
| Charge Pieces and Accessories | 147,997.82 | 150,092.90 | ||
| Various Tools | 300,770.38 | 322,553.56 | ||
| Material and Apparatus for Telegraph and Telephone | 32,454.55 | 40,776.55 | ||
| Various Metallic Structures | 337,512.43 | 340,782.43 | ||
| Building Materials | Bricks | 2,098.38 | 2,098.38 | |
| Lime | 13,166.52 | 14,541.84 | ||
| Cement | 98,351.29 | 100,560.41 | ||
| Other Material | 116,396.30 | 128,908.61 | ||
| Mercery and Perfumery | 135,047.31 | 163,413.99 | ||
| Metals | Steel Bars | 596.46 | 1,681.08 | |
| Steel | 209.52 | 2,292.10 | ||
| Steel Rails | 378,287.50 | 378,287.50 | ||
| Steel Plates | 4,941.61 | 7,587.61 | ||
| Other Steel | 1,335.60 | 1,454.40 | ||
| Copper and Brass | 479,356.67 | 522,850.66 | ||
| Other Copper and Brass | 21,452.05 | 27,190.16 | ||
| Tin | 1,667.14 | 1,979.14 | ||
| Iron Bars | 885.32 | 1,583.24 | ||
| Pure Iron | 2,772.24 | 2,772.24 | ||
| Iron Nails | 55,678.83 | 58,704.06 | ||
| Iron | 6,544.36 | 9,386.68 | ||
| Iron Girders | 602.48 | 602.48 | ||
| Sheet Iron | 68,334.43 | 77,021.87 | ||
| Other Iron | 32,279.45 | 49,102.97 | ||
| Mercury | 348.90 | 348.90 | ||
| Lead | 1,489.99 | 2,704.75 | ||
| Zinc | 6,792.88 | 8,515.78 | ||
| Furniture and Furnishings | 119,458.27 | 133,537.33 | ||
| Papers, Cards, Office Stationery | Account-Books and Papers | 73,873.84 | 76,413.49 | |
| Papers and Cards | 28,598.79 | 31,743.82 | ||
| Office Stationery and Printed Matter (Sundry) | 115,664.81 | 139,694.47 | ||
| Chemical Products | 63,644.81 | 70,509.15 | ||
| Pharmaceutical Products | 224,577.48 | 248,789.45 | ||
| Ironmongery (Kitchen Utensils, Household Articles, Sundries such as Copper and Iron Bands, Mirrors, etc.) | 640,032.60 | 784,079.20 | ||
| Soaps | 91,364.23 | 106,753.67 | ||
| Tobacco | Cigars and Cigarettes | 80,874.89 | 102,181.71 | |
| Other Tobacco | 72,897.57 | 91,313.90 | ||
| Tissues | Unbleached Cotton | 835,792.11 | 895,633.90 | |
| Bleached Cotton | 141,243.69 | 180,482.79 | ||
| Goods | Values | |||
| Special | General | |||
| Commerce | Commerce | |||
| Tissues | Printed Cotton | 688,813.04 | 772,302.83 | |
| Dyes, Cotton | 3,966,602.10 | 4,632,076.80 | ||
| Other Kinds, Cotton | 123,052.95 | 132,819.78 | ||
| Raw Wool | 152.06 | |||
| Woollen Prints | 446.94 | 446.94 | ||
| Woollen Dyes | 52,766.94 | 54,174.68 | ||
| Woollen Cloth | 1,060.20 | 1,060.20 | ||
| Other Wool | 48,863.76 | 60,844.02 | ||
| Hemp and Jute | 190,920.12 | 223,715.70 | ||
| Silks | 8,914.84 | 14,228.44 | ||
| Velvet | 6,995.52 | 9,330.42 | ||
| Shawls | 2,036.26 | 7,083.20 | ||
| Carpet | 17,685.73 | 22,616.82 | ||
| Awnings, oil-cloth, and Tarpaulin | 58,068.92 | 60,320.68 | ||
| Glassware and Fancy Glass | Glassware | 50,128.43 | 58,606.07 | |
| Fancy Glass | 253,278.71 | 324,955.06 | ||
| Totals | 20,896,331.02 | 23,933,375.02 | ||
IMPORTS
Year 1903
RECAPITULATORY TABLE, SHOWING COUNTRIES FROM WHICH PRODUCTS WERE IMPORTED
| Countries | Special | General |
| Commerce | Commerce | |
| Frs. Cs. | Frs. Cs. | |
| Belgium | 15,699,535.09 | 16,524,451.18 |
| England | 2,390,779.79 | 2,790,509.07 |
| Germany | 639,098.72 | 781,608.72 |
| France | 584,372.36 | 1,724,921.27 |
| Low Countries | 491,758.23 | 975,031.13 |
| Portuguese Possessions (Sea Coast) | 451,903.78 | 478,443.69 |
| Portugal | 155,500.81 | 160,004.16 |
| Austria | 110,976.30 | 115,275.70 |
| Denmark | 85,195.04 | 85,607.06 |
| Italy | 76,616.46 | 81,730.76 |
| Switzerland | 69,763.40 | 69,857.22 |
| Countries | Special | General |
| Commerce | Commerce | |
| Frs. Cs. | Frs. Cs. | |
| English Possessions (East Coast, Africa) | 59,210.70 | 59,210.73 |
| Spain (Canary Isles) | 27,645.02 | 27,645.02 |
| Zanzibar | 13,301.28 | 13,301.28 |
| Sweden and Norway | 11,790.87 | 12,077.07 |
| Portuguese Possessions (Left Bank of the Congo) | 8,245.69 | 8,245.69 |
| British Possessions (West Coast, Africa) | 5,467.20 | 5,467.20 |
| United States of America | 5,274.33 | 9,285.88 |
| Senegal | 4,800.00 | 4,800.00 |
| Algeria | 2,647.20 | 2,971.20 |
| Spain | 1,141.55 | 1,166.03 |
| French Possessions (Upper Congo) | 731.28 | 1,121.28 |
| German Possessions (East Coast, Africa) | 434.82 | 434.82 |
| Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | 84.00 | 148.86 |
| Republic of Liberia | 60.00 | 60.00 |
| Totals | 20,896,331.02 | 23,933,375.02 |
COMPARISON OF IMPORTS FOR 1903 WITH THOSE OF PRECEDING YEARS
| Years | Values | |
| Special | General | |
| Commerce | Commerce | |
| Frs. Cs. | Frs. Cs. | |
| From May 9th to December 31st, 1892[31] | 4,984,455.15 | 5,679,195.16 |
| Year 1893 | 9,175,103.34 | 10,148,418.26 |
| ” 1894 | 11,194,722.96 | 11,854,021.72 |
| ” 1895 | 10,685,847.99 | 11,836,033.76 |
| ” 1896 | 15,227,776.44 | 16,040,370.80 |
| ” 1897 | 22,181,462.49 | 23,427,197.83 |
| ” 1898 | 23,084,446.65 | 25,185,138.66 |
| ” 1899 | 22,325,846.71 | 27,102,581.18 |
| ” 1900 | 24,724,108.91 | 31,803,213.96 |
| ” 1901 | 23,102,064.07 | 26,793,079.37 |
| ” 1902 | 18,080,909.25 | 20,699,723.98 |
| ” 1903 | 20,896,331.02 | 23,933,375.02 |
