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Thus although rubber and balata belting is exported to nearly 
every country in the world, these ten countries received in 1928 
58 per cent. of the exports from these four large exporters. 
From the preceding analysis it will be seen that— 
(a) the special mining industries in South Africa and 
Mexico afford large markets for this class of belting ; 
(b) United States exports are very widely distributed but 
are especially strong in Central and South America; 
(¢) 50 per cent. of the exports from the United Kingdom 
went to Empire countries ; 
(d) the bulk of the German export trade (over 70 per cent.) 
is with European countries, including the United Kingdom ; 
(¢) the Canadian trade is concentrated in comparatively few 
markets. 
46. The world export trade in rubber hose in 1927 was estimated 
to be 7,250 tons, valued at £1,380,200. The United States is 
the largest exporter, having exported nearly 44 per cent. by weight 
and 40 per cent. by value of the total world exports of rubber hose 
in 1927. Germany is the next in importance, having exported 
22 per cent. of the total volume. The United Kingdom is third, 
having exported 13 per cent. Then follow France and Canada. 
Italy, Austria, Belgium and Czecho-Slovakia are also important 
producers. 
47. The United Kingdom has been consistently for some years 
the chief market for American rubber hose, having taken 19 per 
cent. of the total volume of United States exports of hose in 1925, 
16 per cent. in 1926, 19 per cent. in 1927 and 15 per cent. in 1928 
Nevertheless the production of rubber hose in the United Kingdom 
is large (page 89). Both imports and exports are considerable, 
but it is possible that they relate to different types of goods. The 
following table shows the imports and exports of rubber piping 
and tubing of the United Kingdon from 1925 to 1928. The 
re-exports are negligible. 
Quantity—tons. 
Value—=~£’ 000. 
Vear. 
1095. 
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QT 
10928 
[095 
10964 
10927. 
1098 
[Imports ... 597 
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306 
752 | 
034 | 1.054 
"69 | 
112 | 119 | 121 | 114 
002 | 939 | 
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rubber hose.