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TABLE 5.-Values and proportions of Philippine and United States exports reciprocally admitted duty free because of their respective origins 1 from the beginning of duty-free trade relations to the end of 1929

1 This table shows the trade in articles which are dutiable on both sides when imported from other countries. Philippine imports from the United States possessions are included.

2 Imports for account of or for sale to the United States Government services in the Philippines are included in these figures beginning July 1, 1910. The amounts of these importations can not be ascertained from public statistics; it can only be estimated that during the 191⁄2-year period, July 1, 1910-Dec. 31, 1929, they were not less than $50,000,000 for the Army alone, and possibly were much greater in amount. The amount of strictly commercial importations admitted duty free into the Philippines from the United States because of their American origin is therefore less than here indicated by the amount of importations for the United States Government service.

3 American goods were still subject to the full Philippine import duties during the first 5 weeks of this period.

TABLE 6. Estimate of scheduled duties nominally waived by the United States on Philippine exports, and by the Philippines on United States exports, from the beginning of reciprocal duty-free trade to December 31, 1929

1 Based as to sugar on the United States preferential rate on Cuban sugar. 2 Schedule duties waived on imports for account of the United States services in the Philippines are included from July 1, 1910. The amount of these imports cannot be ascertained faom published statistics and consequently the duties waived thereon can only be estimoted. It is believed thot the amount of these duties would not have been less than $7,500,000, and possibly they were much more during the period here tabulated; it is evident that duties remitted on such importations should not be considered as dtuties waived on strictly commercial shipments to the Philippines.

3 Effectively reciprocal duty-free trade relations began under the act of Aug. 5, 1909.

TABLE 6.-Estimate of scheduled duties nominally waived by the United States on Philippine exports, and by the Philippines on United States exports, from the beginning of reciprocal duty-free trade to December 31, 1929-Continued.

The preference arising through reciprocal duty-free entry of tobacco and tobacco products is but partly effective in the price received either for Philippine tobacco products in the United States or for United States tobacco products in the Philippines; therefore, the duties which would have accrued on such importtations have been entirely omitted in the last four columns of this tabulation. Duties waived in the Philippines on relatively small importations of spirits, spirituous liquors, and matches from the United States, have also been omitted in the third from last and last columns of the tabulation.

2 Based as to sugar on the United States preferential rate on Cuban sugar.

3 Scheduled duties waived on imports for account of the United States services in the Philippines are included from July 1, 1910. The amount of these imports can not be ascertained from published statistics, and consequently the duties waived thereon can only be estimated. It is believed that the amount of these duties would not have been less than $7,500,000, and possibly they were much more during the period here tabulated; it is evident that duties remitted on such importations should not be considered as duties waived on strictly commercial shipments to the Philippines.

4 Effectively reciprocal duty-free trade relations began under the act of Aug. 5, 1909.

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TABLE 7.-Ad valorem equivalent of estimated duties nominally waived on Philippine and American products in the United States and the Philippines, respectively

1 The extraordinarily high prices of sugar in 1920, to which a specific rate of preference was applied, account for the low level of 15.9 per cent in this year.

'Estimated by adding 0.5 per cent to annual average of 16.28 per cent during 5 years 1922-1926.

TABLE 8. Ad valorem equivalent of import duties in the Philippines and in the United States, 1911–1929, computed on value of dutiable imports

TABLE 9.-Annual average values of leading Philippine exports, 1890-1894,

1900-1902, and 1903-1909

[Values in thousands of dollars; i. e., 000 omitted]

No reduction under United States tariff on sugar and on tobacco products, except following Mar. 8, 1902. $25 per cent reduction in duties of tariff act of 1897, but preceding limited duty-free trade with United States. Manila fiber and copra on free list of the United States tariff, regardless of origin, throughout periods tabulated, and not affected by 25 per cent reduction in rates on Philippine products under the act of Mar. 8, 1902.

Much greater amounts and proportions of manila fiber than here indicated were shipped to the United States during 1890-1894 and 1900-1902, through intermediate destinations; the real increases in Amer consumption of this fiber during 1903-1909 were therefore not as great as here shown.

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