[In millions of U. S. dollars]
| Country | First half 1952 | Second half 1952 | First half 1953 | Second half 1953 | Major items in 1953 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free world exports, total | 112.8 | 143.7 | 158.9 | [1]111.1 | |
| Hong Kong | 29.1 | 61.9 | 63.7 | 30.9 | Medicine, dyestuffs, fertilizers, machinery. |
| Ceylon | 12.5 | 13.5 | 25.0 | 25.9 | Rubber, coconut oil. |
| West Germany | .2 | 2.6 | 13.7 | 11.3 | Iron and steel, scientific instruments, electrical machinery. |
| United Kingdom | 1.9 | 10.9 | 8.7 | 8.8 | Wool tops, mechanical handling equipment, sodium compounds, piece goods, ammonium sulphate, textile machinery. |
| Egypt | 2.5 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 5.5 | Cotton. |
| Switzerland | 2.5 | 3.5 | 10.0 | 5.5 | Watches, coal tar dyes, indigo. |
| Finland | .1 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 4.4 | Paper, cellulose, copper semi-manufactures. |
| Australia | .2 | .4 | 1.4 | 3.9 | Greasy wool, wool tops. |
| Pakistan | 54.5 | 29.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | Cotton. |
| France | .9 | 2.4 | 9.7 | 2.7 | Iron and steel, machine tools, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. |
| Japan | .3 | .2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | Textile machinery, seaweed, superphosphates, medicines. |
| Netherlands | ([4]) | ([4]) | 2.6 | 1.3 | Ammonium sulphate. |
| Italy | 2.1 | 1.5 | 3.9 | .8 | Chemical fertilizer, artificial yarn, woolen blankets. |
| Sweden | .2 | .4 | 2.3 | .4 | Paper and paper manufactures. |
| India | 5.2 | 1.3 | 2.2 | [2].2 | Jute bags. |
| Belgium-Luxembourg | .3 | .3 | 1.3 | .1 | Ammonium sulphate and sulfonitrate. |
| Norway | ([4]) | 1.7 | .9 | ([4]) | Paper. |
| Other | .3 | .8 | 1.7 | ([3]) | |
- Note. — Totals and Swiss data are adjusted to exclude those watches known to be destined for Hong Kong and Malaya. So far as possible, data refer to Mainland (Communist) China, including Manchuria and Inner Mongolia.
- Source: Official trade statistics of free-world countries, compiled by U. S. Department of Commerce.
Table 7.— Free-world imports from Communist China, semiannual, 1952 and 1953
[In millions of U. S. dollars]
| Country | First half 1952 | Second half 1952 | First half 1953 | Second half 1953 | Major items in 1953 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free world imports, total | 171.2 | 194.6 | 226.6 | [1]198.4 | |
| Hong Kong | 60.7 | 84.6 | 84.9 | 65.1 | Fruits and vegetables, textiles, vegetable oils, pigs and poultry, eggs, plants and seeds. |
| Ceylon | .3 | 6.6 | 22.1 | 21.8 | Rice. |
| West Germany | 8.2 | 9.4 | 14.8 | 18.5 | Oilseeds, vegetable oils, eggs. |
| Japan | 5.6 | 9.3 | 12.6 | 17.1 | Oilseeds, cashmere, wool, raw silk, pulses. |
| United Kingdom | 5.0 | 3.4 | 12.0 | 16.8 | Eggs, hair, oilseeds. |
| Malaya | 21.0 | 18.5 | 20.3 | 14.1 | Fruits and vegetable, eggs, plants and seeds, paper and manufactures, animal feeding stuffs. |
| Switzerland | 3.5 | 6.4 | 8.1 | 8.0 | Oilseeds, raw silk, silk fabrics. |
| France | 3.1 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 5.8 | Textile yarn and fibers, grains, bristles, casings, essential oils. |
| Netherlands | 2.8 | 2.1 | 11.8 | 3.4 | Oilseeds. |
| Belgium-Luxembourg | 2.5 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 3.1 | Oilseeds, vegetable oils. |
| Italy | .9 | 1.2 | 4.3 | 3.1 | Fats and oils, oilseeds. |
| Taiwan | 4.5 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | Pulses, medicinal substances, vegetables. |
| Norway | 1.0 | 2.2 | .8 | 2.8 | Oilseeds, copra, tung oil. |
| French Morocco | 4.0 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 2.5 | Green tea. |
| Australia | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | Inedible animal products, oils, peanuts. |
| Pakistan | 1.4 | 1.2 | .8 | 2.2 | Cotton twist and yarn. |
| Indonesia | .9 | 1.0 | .7 | 1.5 | Vegetables, plants and seeds, resin. |
| United States | 22.6 | 5.1 | .2 | .4 | Feathers, bristles, furskins, art works and antiques. |
| Canada | 1.1 | .2 | .7 | .4 | Walnuts and peanuts. |
| Philippines | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.3 | [2].4 | Food, cotton and manufactures, coffee. |
| India | 10.2 | 22.2 | 1.4 | [2].4 | Rice. |
| Denmark | ([3]) | ([3]) | 2.1 | (none) | Oilseeds, feedstuffs. |
| Indochina | 3.3 | 4.0 | [4]3.4 | ([5]) | Not available. |
| Burma | 2.2 | .2 | .2 | ([5]) | Garlic, raw silk and yarn, cotton yarn. |
| Other | 2.7 | 2.6 | 5.2 | ([5]) | |