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United Kingdom. —Imports and Exports from and to Foreign Countries and British Possessions, 1854-1910.

1. Total Imports. Statement showing the Value of the Imports of Merchandise into the United Kingdom from Foreign Countries and British Possessions, respectively, in each of the under-mentioned Years; with the Annual Average for each Quinquennial Period, and the Proportion of the Total Imports received from Foreign Countries and British Possessions.

Total Value of Imports (Merchandise only). Value of Imports from Foreign Countries. Value of Imports from British Possessions. Years. Amount. Per Cent. Amount. Per Cent. Thousand £. 152,389 Thousand £. 118,240 Thousand &. 34,149 1854 77-6 22-4 1855 1856 1857 1858 ----- 1859 ----- 143,543 172,544 187,844 164,584 179,182 109,960 129,517 141,661 125,970 139,708 33,583 43,027 46,183 38,614 39,474 Annual average, 1855-9 169,539 129,363 76-3 40,176 23-7 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 210,531 217,485 225,717 248,919 274,952 167,571 164,809 160,434 164,235 181,208 42,960 52,676 65,283 84,684 93,744 Annual average, 1860-4 235,521 167,651 71-2 67,870 28-8 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 271,072 295,290 275,183 294,694 295,460 198,231 223,084 214,449 227,700 225,044 72,841 72.206 60,734 66,994 70.416 Annual average, 1865-9 286,340 217,702 76-0 68,638 24-0 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 303,257 331,015 354,694 371,287 370,083 238,425 258,071 275,321 290,277 287,920 64,832 72,944 79,373 81,010 82,163 Annual average, 1870-4 346,067 270,003 78-0 76,064 22-0 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 373,940 375,155 394,420 368,771 362,992 289,516 290,822 304,866 290,835 284,049 84.424 84,333 89,554 77,936 78,943 Annual average, 1875-9 375,056 292,018 77-9 83,038 22-1 1880 - - 1881 1882 1883 - - - 1884 411,230 397,023 413,020 426,892 390,019 318,711 305,483 313,589 328,210 294,206 92,519 91,540 99,431 98,682 95,813 Annual average, 1880-4 407,637 312,040 76-5 95,597 23-5 2