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$467,061,000. Canada, therefore, does, per capita,
the third largest trade in the world, being exceeded
only by Great Britain and Belgium. It is nearly
three times that of the United States, or in the proportion
 of $84 per head to $30 in the United States.
[t is nearly double that of France and Germany.”
« Canada is at the present time ¢ running fastest’
among all the nations of the earth. It showed the
following relative percentages of growth of trade
of undermentioned countries for seven years, 1895 to
1902":

Country.

Canada ... e.
Japan ... wwe
Cape Colony ...
United States?...
ltaly ... woh
Germany I.
Belgium... _—
Argentine Republic
Switzerland  ... ve
Great Britain ... won
France ... vee vee

rae
bre

[nerease.

$227,472,289
129,350,208
87,031,400
775,058,014
197,468,942
683,111,578
206,037,529
65,004,094
81,755,424
822,453,702
300,875,500

Percentage
nf Growth.

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GENERAL PROSPERITY.

[ncrease of

Elevator capacity, million
bushels ... i. .
Railway mileage ... en

RRR.

t8oz2.

18a8.

1902.

4 10 18 | 39
2.266 | 3,277 | 3.876 | 4,555

| Includes total imports, not imports for consumption
only.