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Excerpt from Peru in and After: With a Brief Historical and Geographical Sketch Alexander Garland, Member of the Lima Geographical Society, Originally Written in Spanish, and Translated Into English
The foreign commerce of a nation is in most cases a fair indication of its progress, political and social, as well as eco nomic. Measured by that standard, Peru's progress has been striking. In 1897 her imports were 8.ooo, 'ooo and her ex ports 000. These are very low figures for a coun try oi Peru's age, area population and resource. Since that year the trade figures have increased steadily until we find them showing in 1906 for imports 000, and for ex port 28, During this period American exports to Peru increased from 1.ooo, ooo to nearly 15 5.ooo, ooo, and imports from Peru increased from to nearly 2.
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