For the increase in the present value of the product these figures would be proportionately increased.
In the year 1913 the United States exported about 350 million lbs. of unmanufactured tobacco leaf, and in 1914, 449 million lbs. This was distributed as follows:
| To Great Britain and Ireland | 174 | million | lbs. | |
| To Canada | 17 | " | " | |
| To France | 55 | " | " | |
| To Germany | 32 | " | " | |
| To Italy | 45 | " | " | |
| To Netherlands | 28 | " | " | |
| To Spain | 17 | " | " | |
| To Japan | 16 | " | " | |
| To China | 11 | " | " | |
| To Belgium | 11 | " | " | |
| To Africa, Australia, etc. | 43 | " | " | |
| Total | 449 | " | " |
The largest export manufacturing trade was to Asia, the cigarettes exported there having a value of 2½ million dollars.
The consumption of manufacturing products of tobacco in the U. S. has increased continuously since 1863 when it was 1.6 lbs. per head to the present time when it is 5½ lbs. per head of the total population. This works out at about 16 lbs. per head for each male over 16 years. The consumption of tobacco in the U. S. is higher than in any other country and has increased more rapidly. For the past 40 years the consumption per head in U. S. has increased 240%; in England 56%; in France 24%; in Germany 23%. From this fact different deductions might be made. It may be that the Americans smoke more because they are fonder of tobacco than Europeans; or because they get better and cheaper tobacco; or because they can better afford to buy tobacco. The greatest percentage of increase in the United States is in the consumption of cigars.
The manufactured products are classed as (1) cigars, (2) pipe smoking and chewing tobaccos, (3) cigarettes, (4) snuff. To each of these separate chapters will be devoted.
(For references see [Chapter XV])