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Modern Business Geography

(II) MERCHANDISE IMPORTED ANNUALLY INTO THE UNITED STATES

(A) WuAT Our IMPORTS ARE

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Raw materials for use in manufacturing
 coe. .
Foodstuffs, crude . . . . . . .
Foodstuffs, manufactured . . . .
Manufactures for further use in
manufacturing . . . . . . .
Manufactures ready for consumption.
 . .

1879-1883

Value (in
millions of
dollars) |

Per
cent
of
total

117
97
125

18
15
19

89

14

202 | 32

1927

wh
2
& 2
RR
cf
gg
ow
DYN

Value (in
millions of
dollars)

Per
ceft
of
total

1601
505
451

+ 20
~ 3
hn — 8
18 || + 4
—-— QO

750

878 | 21 Iv

‘BY WueReE Our Imports Come From

CONTINENT

Europe . . . .
North America. . .
South America . .
Asia . . .
Africa . . . . .
Australia and Oceania

s

AVERAGE OF
1879-1883
‘in millions
nf dollars)

346
136
"5
30
2
9)

1927
‘in millions
of dollars)

1276
236
018
257
93
55

GROWTH
in millions
of dollars)

930
850
442
2197
81
az

GROWTH IN
Per CENT

268
625
580
1999
675
450

in our pastures do not supply all the different kinds of wool that are
consumed in our industries. For instance, the best wool for making
fine cloth comes chiefly from Australia, Argentina, and Uruguay. Our
supply of coarse wool for making carpets comes from backward countries
where the flocks are given little care, such as China, Russia, and Turkey.
The importation of wool, as of other goods, varies greatly according
to the tariff. If our woolen industries are protected by a high tariff,
they use much more wool than is produced at home; but if they are