Values of imports and exports, and total volume of trade, showing balance for each year, from 1913 to 1922

[Excluding gold and silver ore, bullion and coin]

YearImportsExportsTotal tradeBalance of trade
In favor of IslandsAgainst Islands
PesosPesosPesosPesosPesos
1913 106,625,572 95,545,912 202,171,484 —— 11,079,660
1914 97,177,306 97,379,268 194,556,574 201,962 ——
1915 98,624,367 107,626,008 206,250,375 9,001,641 ——
1916 90,992,675 139,874,365 230,867,040 48,881,690 ——
1917 131,594,061 191,208,613 322,802,674 59,614,552 ——
1918 197,198,423 270,388,964 467,587,387 73,190,541 ——
1919 237,278,104 226,235,652 463,513,756 —— 11,042,452
1920 298,876,565 302,247,711 601,124,276 3,371,146 ——
1921 231,677,148 176,230,645 407,907,793 —— 55,446,503
1922 160,395,289 191,166,596 351,561,884 30,771,307 ——

Values of principal articles exported, 1921–1922

[Source: Bureau of Commerce and Industry]

Articles 1921 1922
Pesos Pesos
Beeswax 18,670 3,010
Breadstuffs:
Rice 49,142 58,164
All other 4,941 1,919
Chemicals, drugs, dyes and medicines:
Sapan wood 5,781 16,859
All other 2,674 1,670
Copra 26,146,913 28,206,146
Copra meal 1,208,930 2,435,290
Cotton, vegetable fiber and manufactures of:
Unmanufactured—
Canton 1,342 61,530
Hemp (Manila) 25,969,385 39,081,829
Maguey 1,848,794 2,973,203
Pacol 9,662 1,489
Sisal 28,151 52,585
All other unmanufactured 47,697 133,060
Manufactures of—
Cloth 221,944 24,536
Cordage 918,544 1,099,375
Crochet 15 5,533
Embroideries 10,696,207 6,514,597
Knotted hemp 100,267 904,440
Laces 30,057 17,082
All other manufactures 28,998 103,950
Fish and fish products 175,847 252,912
Fruits and fruit nuts 239,060 532,632
Gold and silver manufactures 4,644 3,787
Gums and resins:
Copal 140,607 127,209
Elemi 7,689 9,266
Gutta-percha 13,466 8,460
Rubber 25,700 ——
All other —— 110
Hats 608,724 950,788
Hides and skins 16,094 27,435
Iron and steel, scrap and old 95,692 28,588
Malt liquors 34,127 28,757
Matches 15,360 33,207
Mineral water 300 ——
Oils:
Coconuts 32,103,036 31,468,971
Ilang-ilang 57,554 60,606
Lumbang or candlenut 161 56
All other 565 220
Pearls, unset 3,444 15
Sesame seed 75,499 3,762
Shells:
Unmanufactured 205,249 286,816
Manufactures of—
Pearl buttons 245,905 418,933
All other 19,141 12,848
Shoes 12,026 5,190
Slippers 16,917 10,867
Soaps 4,860 16,323
Spirits, distilled 57,895 56,796
Sponges 2,575 3,121
Sugar:
Centrifugal 37,175,898 38,628,040
Raw 13,854,586 11,398,580
Refined 6,970 1,138,490
Tobacco:
Leaf 9,522,812 4,546,234
Cigars 6,454,886 11,602,219
Cigarettes 87,530 165,880
Smoking 328,853 674,948
All other 170,353 350,955
Vegetables 5,092 3,471
Wood:
Timber 7,591 10,328
Lumber 1,567,533 1,656,812
Rattan and reeds 615 943
Veneers 75,930 210,222
Basketware 118,802 76,379
Furniture 50,265 48,789
All other 94,978 22,627
All other domestic exports 722,335 635,919
Exports of foreign merchandise 4,465,365 3,951,818
Total 176,230,645 191,166,596

Values of principal articles imported, 1921–1922

[Source: Bureau of Commerce and Industry]

Articles 1921 1922
Pesos Pesos
Animals:
Carabaos 758,862 65,033
Other cattle 3,315,863 1,596,156
Brass, and its manufactures 932,637 454,049
Breadstuffs:
Rice 6,649,395 4,604,315
Wheat flour 7,017,174 5,783,194
Other breadstuffs 1,358,513 1,043,708
Cars, carriages, other vehicles, and parts of:
Automobiles and parts of 7,459,214 1,406,965
Other cars, carriages, etc., and parts 3,345,418 907,856
Cement 2,005,264 1,587,383
Chemicals, drugs, dyes and medicines 3,349,384 2,946,324
Clocks and watches, and parts 508,305 261,504
Coal 6,987,004 5,009,362
Cocoa or cacao 797,527 713,839
Coffee 760,593 880,135
Copper and manufactures of 794,014 190,170
Cotton, and its manufactures 37,648,201 47,229,720
Cotton cloths 25,463,804 34,408,508
Other manufactures 12,184,397 12,821,212
Diamonds and other precious stones, unset 517,893 374,109
Earthen, stone and chinaware 781,366 964,678
Electrical machinery, apparatus, and appliances 4,683,060 1,891,967
Eggs 1,695,605 1,457,923
Fibers, vegetable, and their manufactures 3,507,000 2,331,324
Fish and fish products 2,965,912 2,834,949
Fruits and nuts 2,115,644 1,576,678
Glass and glassware 1,812,285 869,870
Gold, platinum and silver, and their manufactures 378,899 219,618
Hats and caps and parts of 617,369 647,620
India rubber, and its manufactures 3,511,910 2,534,399
Instruments and apparatus:
Not electrical 1,279,204 509,802
Motion-picture, and films for 574,275 600,948
Iron and steel, and their manufactures 43,529,079 15,208,761
Agricultural implements, and parts 700,421 30,572
Machinery and parts 17,665,808 4,022,834
All other iron and steel 25,162,850 11,155,355
Leather, and its manufactures 1,786,461 1,563,939
Meat and dairy products:
Meat products 6,255,609 4,623,158
Dairy products 4,325,411 3,924,896
Musical instruments, and parts 508,349 269,132
Oils:
Crude 954,463 5,337,775
Illuminating 9,014,714 3,476,158
Lubricating and heavy paraffin 3,943,456 655,264
Naphthas, including all lighter products of distillation 8,832,227 3,804,003
All other oils 1,060,068 1,004,899
Paints, varnishes and pigments 966,845 882,485
Paper, and its manufactures:
Books and other printed matter 3,013,988 1,407,916
All other 6,066,029 3,511,832
Perfumery and toilet preparations 1,530,011 1,026,213
Photographic equipments and supplies 446,066 350,949
Plateware, gold and silver 328,300 135,387
Silk, and its manufactures 3,721,538 3,117,454
Soap 710,879 718,802
Spirits, wines and liquors 1,564,629 822,933
Sugar and molasses 984,538 722,910
Tobacco, and its manufactures 4,301,769 2,480,322
Vegetables 2,825,998 2,665,212
Wax 216,893 350,211
Wood, and its manufactures 1,731,758 645,116
Wool, and its manufactures 1,645,701 1,337,484
All other imports 13,284,579 8,858,480
Total 231,677,148 160,395,289