Tariffs 1
U.S. TARIFF RATES - RATIO OF IMPORT DUTIES TO VALUES: 1821-1996
                          (percent)

          Total  Dutiable                    Total  Dutiable
 Year   imports   imports           Year   imports   imports
-----  --------  --------          -----  --------  --------
 1821     43.21     45.00           1911     20.29     41.27
 1822     35.23     37.16           1912     18.58     40.16
 1823     43.69     46.04           1913     17.69     40.08
 1824     47.39     50.26           1914     14.88     37.63
 1825     47.72     50.54           1915     12.49     33.46
 1826     45.28     49.26           1916      9.08     28.80
 1827     50.93     53.76           1917      7.01     26.28
 1828     44.74     47.59           1918      5.79     23.65
 1829     50.73     54.17           1919      6.20     21.27
 1830     57.32     61.69           1920      6.38     16.40
 1831     44.23     47.38           1921     11.44     29.46
 1832     38.97     42.96           1922     14.68     38.07
 1833     28.99     38.25           1923     15.18     36.17
 1834     21.83     40.19           1924     14.89     36.53
 1835     21.25     40.38           1925     13.21     37.61
 1836     19.51     34.94           1926     13.39     39.34
 1837     16.05     29.19           1927     13.81     38.76
 1838     23.11     41.33           1928     13.30     38.76
 1839     17.57     31.77           1929     13.48     40.10
 1840     17.60     34.39           1930     14.83     44.71
 1841     17.37     34.56           1931     17.75     53.21
 1842     18.96     25.81           1932     19.59     59.06
 1843     20.13     29.19           1933     19.80     53.58
 1844     30.50     36.88           1934     18.41     46.70
 1845     29.34     34.45           1935     17.52     42.88
 1846     27.70     33.35           1936     16.84     39.28
 1847     24.20     28.02           1937     15.63     37.80
 1848     23.49     26.28           1938     15.46     39.30
 1849     23.41     26.11           1939     14.41     37.33
 1850     24.50     27.14           1940     12.51     35.63
 1851     24.26     26.63           1941     13.59     36.75
 1852     24.35     27.38           1942     11.51     31.96
 1853     23.37     25.94           1943     11.57     32.79
 1854     23.52     25.61           1944      9.45     31.41
 1855     23.36     26.83           1945      9.29     28.24
 1856     21.68     26.05           1946      9.90     25.28
 1857     19.09     22.45           1947      7.55     19.34
 1858     17.33     22.44           1948      5.71     13.87
 1859     15.43     19.56           1949      5.53     13.46
 1860     15.67     19.67           1950      5.97     13.14
 1861     14.21     18.84           1951      5.47     12.26
 1862     26.08     36.20           1952      5.30     12.69
 1863     28.28     32.62           1953      5.42     12.02
 1864     32.04     36.69           1954      5.17     11.58
 1865     38.46     47.56           1955      5.59     11.95
 1866     41.81     48.33           1956      5.67     11.30
 1867     44.56     46.66           1957      5.76     10.79
 1868     46.56     48.70           1958      6.44     11.09
 1869     44.76     47.37           1959      7.02     11.53
 1870     44.89     47.13           1960      7.40     12.22
 1871     40.51     44.04           1961      7.21     12.10
 1872     37.99     41.46           1962      7.50     12.17
 1873     27.90     38.12           1963      7.29     11.54
 1874     28.29     38.58           1964      7.20     11.58
 1875     29.36     40.66           1965      7.72     11.86
 1876     31.25     44.76           1966      7.57     11.99
 1877     29.20     42.91           1967      7.54     12.20
 1878     29.00     42.77           1968      7.08     11.30
 1879     30.33     44.90           1969      7.11     11.19
 1880     29.12     43.54           1970      6.50      9.98
 1881     29.79     43.23           1971      6.00      9.00
 1882     30.16     42.71           1972      6.00      9.00
 1883     30.04     42.61           1973      5.00      8.00
 1884     28.50     41.67           1974      4.00      8.00
 1885     30.75     46.05           1975      3.90      5.80
 1886     30.35     45.78           1976      3.90      5.60
 1887     31.52     47.57           1977      3.70      5.30
 1888     30.55     46.15           1978      4.10      5.90
 1889     30.02     45.49           1979      3.50      7.00
 1890     29.59     44.63           1980      3.10      5.70
 1891     25.65     46.50           1981      3.40      4.90
 1892     21.65     48.98           1982      3.60      5.20
 1893     23.91     49.75           1983      3.70      5.40
 1894     20.56     50.29           1984      3.70      5.50
 1895     20.44     42.19           1985      3.80      5.50
 1896     20.67     40.18           1986      3.60      5.40
 1897     21.89     42.41           1987      3.50      5.20
 1898     24.77     49.20           1988      3.40      5.30
 1899     29.48     52.38           1989      3.40      5.20
 1900     27.62     49.46           1990      3.30      5.00
 1901     28.91     49.83           1991      3.40      5.10
 1902     27.95     49.97           1992      3.30      5.20
 1903     27.85     49.20           1993      3.20      5.40
 1904     26.29     48.92           1994      3.00      5.60
 1905     23.77     45.33           1995      2.50      5.10
 1906     24.22     44.22           1996      2.30      4.70
 1907     23.28     42.60
 1908     23.88     42.98
 1909     22.99     43.19
 1910     21.11     41.56
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Source: Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to
        1970, Series U 211-212, page 888;
        Statistical Abstract of the United States 1990 (No. 1412),
        1991 (No. 1410), and 1997 (No. 1315), page 808

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