Archive image from page 506 of The Cuba review (1907-1931). The Cuba review cubareview17muns Year: 1907-1931 ( THE CD B A R i: V I i: w 11 Boniato Road, Santiago di Cuba. AUTOMOBILE MARKETS IN CUBA The West Indies absorb nearly a third of the total automobile exports from the United States to Latin America, and Cuba, our best Latin American customer, lakes 84 per cent, of tins West Indian trade. Large returns from sugar have mad.' the Cuban planters prosperous, and they purchase not only motor trucks for use on their estates, but the highest-priced passenger cars for pleasure driving. From
Archive image from page 506 of The Cuba review (1907-1931). The Cuba review cubareview17muns Year: 1907-1931 ( THE CD B A R i: V I i: w 11 Boniato Road, Santiago di Cuba. AUTOMOBILE MARKETS IN CUBA The West Indies absorb nearly a third of the total automobile exports from the United States to Latin America, and Cuba, our best Latin American customer, lakes 84 per cent, of tins West Indian trade. Large returns from sugar have mad.' the Cuban planters prosperous, and they purchase not only motor trucks for use on their estates, but the highest-priced passenger cars for pleasure driving. From the fiscal year 1913 to 1918 the value of our exports of meter vehicles and parts to Cuba multiplied 20 times. UNITED STATES EXPORTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO CUBA. The increase in the number and value of our exports of automobiles and parts and motorcycles to Cuba is shown in the following record of these shipments in a pre-war year, in two full years of the war, and in the 9-month fiscal period from July 1, 1918, to March 31, 1919: Years < ik1<<1 June 30— 9 months < ndt d Articles. L913 1917 1918 Mar. 31, 1919. Number. Value. Number. Value. Number. Value. Number. Value. Automobiles: , ' Commercial 14 $23,639 397 $722,519 554 $1,130,982 456 $888,636 Passenger ...22:5 242,686 3,529 2, 2,!»75 3,<.:; 1.:!2<S 1,955,579 Engines 5 718 2 439 13 3,726 6 2,805 Tires .. 32,822 .... 1,019,915 .... 1,336,233 .... 1,492,271 parts 35,928 .... 906,710 .... 1,028,276 .... 1,012,805 Motorcycles 4:: 8,285 7:'. 15,076 165 36,408 7. 19,718 Total values 323,578 .... 5,209,730 .... 6,565,438 .... 5,371,814
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