The trade and exterior commerce of the Republic in relation with its population has always been superior to that of the Argentine Republic and Chile.
The following table shows that out of the imported goods during the year 1891, there correspond to each inhabitant $13.50 more than to each inhabitant of the Argentine Republic, and $3.61 more than to each inhabitant of Chile. It shows also that each inhabitant has exported $10.19 more than each inhabitant of the first country, and $14 more than each one of the second country.
Argentine Republic (1891.) What corresponds ------- to each 4,000,000 Inhabitants. inhabitant.
Imports $ 67,207,780 $11.80 Exports 103,219,000 25.80 ------------ ------ Total $170,426,790 $37.60
Chile (1891.) ----- 3,000,000 Inhabitants.
Imports $ 65,090,013 $21.69 Exports 65,963,100 21.99 ------------ ------ Total $131,053,113 $43.68
Uruguay Republic (1891.) ------- 760,000 Inhabitants.
Imports $ 18,978,420 $25.30 Exports 26,998,270 35.99 ------------ ------ Total $ 45,976,690 $61.29
The annual middle term of the commerce between this country and the United States of America from the year 1887 to the year 1891 is, for imports $2,014,267, and for exports $1,828,947; which proves a very important commerce between both countries, representing an annual value of $3,843,214 or $320,267, more or less, per month.
So as to prove the importance of our commerce with North America, as well in imports as in exports, we give here the statistics of this commerce during ten years, from 1882 to 1891:
Commerce Between the Oriental Republic of Uruguay and the United States of America.
1882 $ 66,733 1883 57,614 1884 20,826 1885 8,107 1886 11,849 1887 12,207 1888 7,432 1889 3,896 1890 5,796 1891 115
1882 $ 80,036 1883 57,923 1884 81,075 1885 93,125 1886 73,097 1887 60,538 1888 48,980 1889 1,008,650 1890 188,581 1891 21,239
1882 $ 36,300 1883 28,235 1884 21,692 1885 31,510 1886 25,136 1887 24,386 1888 19,122 1889 26,234 1890 25,018 1891 17,074
1882 $ 39,874 1883 47,849 1884 74,862 1885 86,230 1886 87,942 1887 118,346 1888 72,011 1889 99,590 1890 61,471 1891 38,320
1882 $ 593 1883 3,562 1884 1,809 1885 1,622 1886 3,011 1887 3,155 1888 1,316 1889 2,562 1890 1,675 1891 2,844
_VI.--Materials for the Industries, Machinery._
