Argentina and Brazil divide practically between them the South American export trade of the United States, Argentina taking by far the larger share, and well over one-third of the whole received by all the South American countries put together. The value of the Argentine imports from the United States in 1913 amounted to $52,894,834 (U.S.A.), while Uruguay took U.S.A. goods to the value of $6,531,626 (U.S.A.). ARGENTINE IMPORTS FROM EUROPE, 1913 During the year 1913 the Argentine Republic purchased in Europe the following amounts:— $ gold. In the United Kingdom 130,886,587 ” Germany 71,311,628 ” France 38,075,811 ” Italy 34,789,741 ” Belgium 21,953,910 ” Spain 12,389,607 ” Austria-Hungary 5,933,444 ” Holland 4,074,104 ” Sweden 3,123,889 ” Switzerland 2,749,682 ” Portugal 585,975 ” Russia 447,845 ” Denmark 204,106 ” Turkey 127,026 ” Roumania, Bulgaria and Greece 119,989 --------- £64,835,981 = gold $326,773,344 Purchased in other parts of the world £18,765,714 = ” $94,579,199 Total £83,601,695 = ” $421,352,543 Where will these purchases be made in the future? GOLD (Argentina) Years. Imports. Exports. Balance. 1904 24,917,951 1,604,292 23,313,659 1905 32,559,540 819,375 31,740,165 1906 18,212,323 1,545,622 16,666,701 1907 23,552,726 3,133,886 20,418,840 1908 28,651,215 44,817 28,606,398 1909 67,453,816 1,247,831 66,205,985 1910 37,027,936 1,669,892 35,358,044 1911 12,764,236 3,008,597 9,755,639 1912 36,077,807 585,621 35,492,186 1913 47,941,425 43,417,484 4,523,941 ----------- ---------- ----------- $ gold 329,158,975 57,077,417 272,081,558 ----------- ---------- ----------- = £65,309,320 11,324,884 53,984,436 =========== ========== ===========