1899 | 498,376 | 24,342 | 68,829,712 | 332,702,090 1900 | 534,239 | 27,390 | 72,897,286 | 318,280,814 1901 | .... | .... | .... | 306,315,006 1902 | | | | --------+--------------+-------------+------------+------------- NOTE.—In expenditure, the figures from 1872 up to 1898 are taken from the settled account, and those of 1899, 1900, and 1901 from the actual account. 1902 is from the Budget. In railways, the figures show the mileages of the lines belonging to the government as well as those belonging to private firms opened to traffic at the end of the respective years. The tonnage of vessels shown in the table is that of steamers. Before 1896, the figures represented the aggregate amount of both registered and unregistered tonnage, while from that year up to 1902, the figures only represented registered tonnage. In savings, the figures show the total amount saved in the post offices as well in the savings banks at the end of the respective years. The figures from 1890 to 1900 indicate, however, the amounts of the postal savings only. From the “Tōyō Keizai Shimpō” (Oriental Economist). DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOREIGN TRADE OF JAPAN From the official statistics we give a table of Japan’s foreign trade each year from 1868 to 1901, and for 1909. =======+====================+=====================+=================== | | | | EXPORTS. | IMPORTS. | TOTAL. | _Yen._ | _Yen._ | _Yen._ | | | -------+-------------+------+--------------+------+--------------+---- 1868 | 15,553,472 | 870 | 10,693,071 | 790 | 26,246,544 | 660 1869 | 12,908,977 | 990 | 20,783,633 | 090 | 33,692,611 | 080 1870 | 14,543,012 | 510 | 33,741,637 | 360 | 48,284,649 | 870 1871 | 17,968,608 | 660 | 21,916,727 | 650 | 39,885,336 | 310 1872 | 17,026,647 | 220 | 26,174,814 | 930 | 43,201,462 | 150 1873 | 21,635,440 | 850 | 28,107,390 | 030 | 49,742,830 | 880 1874 | 19,317,306 | 090 | 23,461,814 | 400 | 42,779,120 | 490 1875 | 18,611,110 | 610 | 29,975,627 | 620 | 48,586,738 | 230 1876 | 27,711,527 | 500 | 29,964,678 | 960 | 51,676,206 | 460 1877 | 23,348,521 | 600 | 27,420,902 | 950 | 50,769,424 | 650 1878 | 25,988,140 | 280 | 32,874,834 | 170 | 58,862,974 | 450 1879 | 28,175,770 | 190 | 32,953,002 | 390 | 61,128,772 | 580 1880 | 28,395,386 | 660 | 36,626,601 | 000 | 65,021,987 | 660 1881 | 31,058,887 | 930 | 31,191,246 | 020 | 62,250,133 | 950 1882 | 37,721,750 | 570 | 29,446,593 | 980 | 67,168,344 | 550 1883 | 36,268,019 | 590 | 28,444,841 | 780 | 64,712,861 | 370