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29 May 2009

Newfoundland pre-Confederation trade, a snapshot

As reported by the New York Times, 1889

Exports:

Destination

Amount (US $)

Brazil

1,325,080

Portugal

1,198,392

United Kingdom

607,007

Spain

556,554

Canada

482,497

France

349,732

Untied States

327,925

Imports:

Origin

Amount

United Kingdom

3,265,229

Canada

2,041,044

United States

1,602,138

Interestingly enough, by the late 1940s, the United States had become the major destination of Newfoundland exports while Canada was the chief source of imports along with the United States and the United Kingdom.

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