Anglo-Egyptian ] 153 TRANSIT TRADE (c ) Re-Exports and Transit Trade The re-exports comprise various articlesof commerce originally imported from abroad , and resold to neighbouring countries.

With the exception of a certain amount of machinery, the chief item is cotton fabrics, which represent 34 per cent . of the total re -exports. In 1913, the re-exports of cotton fabrics amounted to £E . 20,820, and in 1917 to £ E .80,843, and they were distributed among the purchasing countries in the following proportions: 1913 . 1917.

Per centage.

45.82 28.37 ...

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44.00 0.40 0:30 0:40 16:00 26.20 4.40 1:50 5.00 0.40 1.40 ...

Abyssinia Arabia Austria British East Africa Congo Egypt Eritrea French Somaliland Great Britain India and Aden Uganda ...

:: 3.65 14.30 6.55 ...

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0.05 1.26 :: :: -...

It will be seen that Abyssinia is by far the largest purchaser, Egypt in normal times coming second . The comparatively large proportion taken by Arabia in 1917 was doubtless on account of the presence of troops in the Hejaz.

There is a certain amount of local trade on both the northern and southern frontiers, for which Halfa and Mongalla are respectively the centres. The