Appendix D.-Statistical tables / TABLE 1.-Principal changes in United States tariff rates on important products which are duty free when from the Philippines 1 Effective Mar. 1, 1914. 2 Refined and deodorized coconut oil was dutiable at 32 cents per pound under the acts of 1909 and 1913; under the acts of 1921, 1922, and 1930, the rates indicated in the table apply to all coconut oil. 3 The rates of duty on the classes of tobacco principally imported from the Philippines into the United States, namely, filler tobacco, remained 35 per cent and 50 per cent ad valorem under the tariff acts of 1909, 1913, 1922, and 1930. Increased to 88 per cent ad valorem on certain sewed hats, by presidential proclamation, effective Mar. 14, 1926. The rates, and hence the tariff preference to hats of the classes most generally shipped from the Philippines to the United States, were not increased under the tariff act of 1922. 5 Reduced to 25 cents each plus 50 per cent ad valorem, by presidential proclamation, effective Mar. 7, 1931. • Articles of embroidery composed in chief value of cotton of 13% inches or longer, 7 cents per pound plus 60 per cent ad valorem; composed in chief value of cotton staple shorter than 13% inches, 60 per cent ad valorem. TABLE 2.-Philippine export duties per hundred pounds gross weight,' from date of American occupation to October 3, 1913 1 Duties were actually levied per hundred kilos, at 2.2046 times the rates indicated. 2 Reenacted by act of Congress Mar. 8, 1902. From Mar. 9, 1902, to Aug. 5, 1909, export duties collected in the Philippines on exports to the United States that were dutiable therein were deducted from duties collected in United States. Export duties levied in Philippines on Philippine exports to United States, if free of duty under United States tariff, were refunded. 3 Export duties on Philippine exports direct to United States were abolished, as of Aug. 6, 1909, and all export duties on shipments to any country were abolished as of Oct. 4, 1913. TABLE 3.-Average price per metric ton of manila fiber shipments at Philippine shipping points, calendar years 1899-19131 1Annual reports of the Insular Collector of Customs, Manila, P. I. NOTE. The Philippine export duty on manila fiber from and after Nov. 15, 1901, was equivalent to $7.50 per metric ton, the amount refunded or remitted on shipments thereof to the United States under the act of Mar. 8, 1902, being identical until all Philippine export duties were abolished under the act of Oct. 3, 1913. TABLE 4.-Philippine trade (general imports and exports, excluding gold and silver ore, bullion, and coin) and commodity trade balances, January 1, 18991-December 31, 1980 [In thousands of dollars; i. e., 000 omitted] Philip- Philip Per- Per Philip cent cent Balance pine pine Philippine cent cent Balance Philippine Philip age age imports of of pine ex from the total total in favor imports exports of (+) or from against Hawaii, Hawaii, imports pine ex age age in favor to from coun of of tries other total total other United States Phil- Phil United (-) the Guam, Guam, than the Phil- Phil ippine ippine States Philip- and and United im ex pines Porto Porto States ippine ippine United than the ports to countries ports ports Rico Rico im- ex States ports ports |