Trade of the Philippines by Nationalities, April to December, 1947

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Part of The American Chamber of Commerce Journal

Title: Trade of the Philippines by Nationalities, April to December, 1947
Language: English
Source: The American Chamber of Commerce Journal Volume XXIV (Issue No.5) May 1948
Year: 1948
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Fulltext: 164 AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL May, 1948 exported during March of the preceding year. Shipments of desiccated coconut during the month under review were double those of last year. A fair amount of sugar, logs, and lumber left the Islands, but although the amounts shipped were considerably in excess of those shipped last year, shipments of these com modities are nowhere near pre-war figures. Copra shipments showed a decided falling off. Exports of the most important commodities for March this year as cofnpared with March, 1947, are as follows: Cigars............................................ Desiccated Coconut................. Coconut Oil................................ Copra............................................. Copra Cake................................. Hemp............................................ Logs and Lumber..................... Ores................................................ Rope.............................................. Tobacco........................................ Sugar.............................................. 1948 1947 11 tons 1 ton 6,533 ” 3,034 3,320 ” 2,484 51,460 ” 90,599 4,459 ” 1,280 39,988 bales 53,305 bales 1,486,821 board feet — 15,948 tons 17,510 tons 492 ” 350 17 ” 1,253 23,218 ” TOTAL TRADE OF THE PHILIPPINES FROM APRIL TO DECEMBER, 1947 BY NATIONALITIESC) BUREAU OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS Nationality Total Trade Percentage American................................................................. P400.598.903 33.59 Chinese..................................................................... 399,610,057 33.51 Filipino..................................................................... British...................................................................... Spanish.................................................................... Swiss......................................................................... Indian British....................................................... Syrian....................................................................... French...................................................................... Panaman................................................... ......... Turkish................................................................... Dutch...................................................................... Danish..................................................................... Jewish....................................................................... Swedish.................................................................... Argentinian............................................................ German.................................................................... Qolish....................................................................... Italian...................................................................... Armenian................................................................ Hondurian.............................................................. Indo-Chinese.......................................................... Austrian.................................................................. Bulgarian................................................................ Czech............................... ....................................... Belgian..................................................................... Cuban....................................................................... Norwegian.............................................................. Malayan Dutch................................................... Greek................................................. ..................... Brazilian................................................................. Portuguese.............................................................. Nicaraguan............................................................. Chilean..................................................................... Columbian.............................................................. Estonian.................................................................. 270,695,512 22.70 41,677,034 3.49 35,227,641 2.95 18,566,683 1.55 9.635.100 . 80 6,767,568 .57 3,993,802 .33 1.569.100 .13 717,092 684,985 606,696 563,555 431,074 303,146 216,595 208,236 114,368 34,601 32,358 25,548 25,280 25,090 24,250 22,774 11,400 11,130 9,542 9,370 5,762 5,665 4,252 4,000 3,410 3,164 (®) Data for the first quarter was not available at the source, —the Bureau , pU8to™»" The figures are based on the nationality of the controlling interest of local firms as noted in import and export entries. Your roof deserves the best! Use ASBESTOS-CEMENT SHINGLES May, 1948 AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL 165 Lithunian................................................................ 3,100 Siamese................................................................... 2,556 Albanian................................................................. 2,350Egyptian................................................................. 1,660 Russian................................................................... 1,656 Korean.................................................................... 222 Irish.......................................................................... 174 Malayan British................................................... 112 Hungarian.............................................................. 52 Finnish.................................................................... 28 Others...................................................................... 18,072 IMPORTS OF THE PHILIPPINES FROM APRIL TO DECEMBER, 1947 Nationality Imports Percentage Chinese.................................................................... American................................................................ Filipino.................................................................... British...................................................................... Swiss......................................................................... Indian British....................................................... Syrian...................................................................... Spanish.................................................................... Panaman................................................................ French...................................................................... Turkish................................................................... Jewish...................................................................... Swedish.................................................................... Argentinian............................................................ Polish....................................................................... German.................................................................... Italian...................................................................... Dutch................................................. .................. Danish..................................................................... Hondurian.............................................................. Indo-Chinese......................................................... Austrian.................................................................. Bulgarian................................................................ Czech....................................................................... Belgian.................................................................... Armenian................................................................ Cuban...................................................................... Norwegian............................................................. Greek....................................................................... (Pesos) P292.302.348 39.14 209,112,600 28.00 175,388,120 23.48 25,241.998 3.38 18,202,764 2.44 7,587,132 1.01 6,767,568 .91 6,402,928 .86 1,569,100 .21 1,468,770 .20 717,092 475,294 431,074 302,198 208,236 118,020 111,064 105,658 48,026 32,358 25,548 25,280 25,090 24,250 22,774 17,988 11,400 11,130 9,370 Brazilian................................................................. 5,762 Nicaraguan............................................................. 4,252 Chilian..................................................................... 4,000 Malayan Dutch................................................... 3,892 Columbian.............................................................. 3,410 Estonian.................................................................. 3,164 Lithunian................................................................ 3,100 Albanian................................................................. 2,350 Egyptian................................................................. 1,660 Russian.................................................................... 1,656 Siamese.................................................................... 556 Korean..................................................................... 222 Irish.......................................................................... 174 Portuguese.............................................................. 150 Malayan British................................................... 112 Hungarian.............................................................. 52 Finnish................................. 28 Others....................................................................... 18,072 Total Imports....................................................... P746,817,790 EXPORTS OF THE PHILIPPINES FROM APRIL TO DECEMBER, 1947 Nationality American................................................................ Chinese.................................................................... Filipino.................................................................... Spanish.................................................................... British...................................................................... French...................................................................... Indian British....................................................... Dutch...................................................................... Danish..................................................................... German.................................................................... Jewish...................................................................... Armenian................................................................ Malayan Dutch................................................... Portuguese.............................................................. Italian...................................................................... Siamese................................................................... Argentinian............................................................ Exports Percentage (Pesos) P191.486.303 42.97 107,307,709 24.08 95,307,392 21 38 28,824,713 6.47 16,435,036 3.69 2,525,032 .57 2,047,968 .46 579,327 .13 558,670 .12 363,919 .08 98,575 88,261 16,613 5,650 5,515 3,304 2,000 948 P445,656,935 ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY COMPANY MACHINERY—MECHANICAL SUPPLIES—ENGINEERS—CONTRACTORS General and Sales Offices ROOM 310 MYERS BUILDING PORT AREA, MANILA TEL. 2-61-05 Engineering Shops No. 1 CALLE L. 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pages: 164-165