s, in addition to the common affairs of the monarchy, are
in both states treated according to the same principles:--Commercial
affairs, including customs legislation; legislation on the duties closely
connected with industrial production--on beer, brandy, sugar and mineral
oils; determination of legal tender and coinage, as also of the principles
regulating the Austro-Hungarian Bank; ordinances in respect of such
railways as affect the interests of both states. In conformity with the
customs and commercial compact between the two states, renewed in 1899, the
monarchy constitutes one identical customs and commercial territory,
inclusive of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the principality of Liechtenstein.

The foreign trade of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy is shown in the
following table:--

+--------+-------------+-------------+
| Year. | Imports. | Exports. |
+--------+-------------+-------------+
| 1900 | L70,666,000 | L80,916,000 |
| 1901 | 68,833,000 | 78,841,000 |
| 1902 | 71,666,000 | 79,708,000 |
| 1903 | 78,200,000 | 88,600,000 |
| 1904 | 85,200,000 | 86,200,000 |
| 1905 | 89,430,000 | 93,500,000 |
+--------+-------------+-------------+

The following tables give the foreign trade of the Austro-Hungarian
monarchy as regards raw material and manufactured goods:--

_Imports._
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| | Value in Millions Sterling. |
+----------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Articles. | 1900.| 1901.| 1902.| 1903.| 1904.|
+----------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+
| Raw material (including | | | | | |
| articles of food; raw | | | | | |
| material for agriculture | 41.5 | 40.5 | 41.8 | 45.9 | 51.9 |
| and industry; and mining | | | | | |
| and smelting products. | | | | | |
| Semi-manufactured goods | 9.6 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 10.6 | 10.8 |
| Manufactured Goods | 19.5 | 18.7 | 19.5 | 21.6 | 22.5 |
+----------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+

_Exports._
+---------------------------------------------------------------+
| | Value in Millions Sterling. |
+--------------------------