NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
The following table shows the national development in population, finance, trade, railway, vessels, telegraphs, savings, and currency, during the 30 years from 1872 to 1902.
| Year. | Population. (in Thousand) |
State Expenditure. Yen. |
Trade. Yen. |
Railway. Miles. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 33,210 | 57,730,025 | 43,204,462 | 18 |
| 1873 | 33,300 | 62,678,601 | 49,742,830 | 18 |
| 1874 | 33,625 | 82,269,528 | 42,779,120 | 38 |
| 1875 | 33,997 | 69,203,242 | 48,586,738 | 38 |
| 1876 | 34,338 | 59,308,956 | 51,676,296 | 65 |
| 1877 | (unknown) | 48,428,324 | 50,769,424 | 66 |
| 1878 | „ | 60,911,336 | 58,862,974 | 68 |
| 1879 | 35,768 | 60,317,578 | 61,128,772 | 73 |
| 1880 | 35,929 | 63,140,896 | 65,021,987 | 98 |
| 1881 | 36,358 | 71,460,321 | 62,250,133 | 122 |
| 1882 | 36,700 | 73,480,667 | 67,168,344 | 170 |
| 1883 | 37,017 | 83,106,859 | 64,712,861 | 244 |
| 1884 | 37,451 | 76,663,108 | 63,544,112 | 262 |
| 1885 | 37,868 | 61,115,313 | 66,503,659 | 353 |
| 1886 | 38,507 | 83,223,960 | 84,044,745 | 430 |
| 1887 | 39,069 | 79,453,036 | 96,711,932 | 593 |
| 1888 | 39,607 | 81,504,024 | 131,160,744 | 912 |
| 1889 | 40,072 | 79,713,671 | 136,164,472 | 1,136 |
| 1890 | 40,453 | 82,125,403 | 138,332,086 | 1,339 |
| 1891 | 40,718 | 83,558,891 | 142,454,540 | 1,716 |
| 1892 | 41,089 | 76,734,740 | 162,428,833 | 1,870 |
| 1893 | 41,388 | 84,581,872 | 177,970,036 | 1,938 |
| 1894 | 41,813 | 78,128,643 | 230,028,141 | 2,118 |
| 1895 | 42,270 | 85,317,179 | 265,372,756 | 2,290 |
| 1896 | 42,706 | 168,856,509 | 289,517,234 | 2,507 |
| 1897 | 43,228 | 223,678,844 | 382,435,848 | 2,948 |
| 1898 | 43,763 | 219,757,568 | 443,255,909 | 3,120 |
| 1899 | 44,260 | 254,165,537 | 435,331,802 | 3,638 |
| 1900 | .... | 292,726,996 | 491,691,839 | 3,855 |
| 1901 | .... | 266,856,824 | 508,166,187 | 4,026 |
| 1902 | .... | 275,751,194 | ||
| Year. | Vessels. Ton. |
Telegraphic Lines. Ri. |
Savings. Yen. |
Money in Circulation. Yen |
| 1872 | 22,364 | 87 | .... | 132,611,498 |
| 1873 | 26,988 | 806 | .... | 159,423,361 |
| 1874 | 26,120 | 1,758 | .... | 157,660,830 |
| 1875 | 42,304 | 1,833 | 15,224 | 154,931,596 |
| 1876 | 40,248 | 2,156 | 41,845 | 163,692,344 |
| 1877 | 49,105 | 2,876 | 100,138 | 175,432,023 |
| 1878 | 43,899 | 3,512 | 286,289 | 221,994,874 |
| 1879 | 42,763 | 3,842 | 494,114 | 215,912,239 |
| 1880 | 41,215 | 4,489 | 662,091 | 203,994,171 |
| 1881 | 41,044 | 5,078 | 821,938 | 195,742,688 |
| 1882 | 42,107 | 5,477 | 1,058,225 | 186,376,681 |
| 1883 | 45,350 | 5,871 | 2,298,502 | 182,625,317 |
| 1884 | 49,845 | 6,122 | 5,260,484 | 177,978,053 |
| 1885 | 59,613 | 6,283 | 9,050,255 | 181,433,916 |
| 1886 | 63,314 | 6,353 | 15,462,054 | 198,557,838 |
| 1887 | 72,322 | 6,818 | 18,417,022 | 200,157,163 |
| 1888 | 81,066 | 7,588 | 20,142,169 | 207,825,609 |
| 1889 | 88,816 | 8,191 | 19,976,419 | 220,748,343 |
| 1890 | 93,812 | 9,250 | 19,197,942 | 205,408,438 |
| 1891 | 95,588 | 9,113 | 26,424,174 | 210,872,584 |
| 1892 | 102,301 | 9,920 | 30,031,483 | 219,848,385 |
| 1893 | 110,205 | 10,230 | 32,199.954 | 244,847,437 |
| 1894 | 169,414 | 11,502 | 32,772,652 | 256,088,534 |
| 1895 | 213,221 | 12,212 | 41,143,695 | 291,665,016 |
| 1896 | 227,841 | 15,431 | 46,693,884 | 307,461,803 |
| 1897 | 426,624 | 18,360 | 51,550,536 | 330,470,142 |
| 1898 | 464,246 | 20,561 | 52,532,992 | 285,589,698 |
| 1899 | 498,376 | 24,342 | 68,829,712 | 332,702,090 |
| 1900 | 534,239 | 27,390 | 72,897,286 | 318,280,814 |
| 1901 | .... | .... | .... | 306,315,006 |
| 1902 |
NOTE.—In expenditure, the figures from 1872 up to 1898 are taken from the settled account, and those of 1899, 1900, and 1901 from the actual account. 1902 is from the Budget. In railways, the figures show the mileages of the lines belonging to the government as well as those belonging to private firms opened to traffic at the end of the respective years. The tonnage of vessels shown in the table is that of steamers. Before 1896, the figures represented the aggregate amount of both registered and unregistered tonnage, while from that year up to 1902, the figures only represented registered tonnage. In savings, the figures show the total amount saved in the post offices as well in the savings banks at the end of the respective years. The figures from 1890 to 1900 indicate, however, the amounts of the postal savings only.
From the “Tōyō Keizai Shimpō” (Oriental Economist).