Products (still in trade)[b] 8,294 10,212 21,577 10.

Direct goods in use[c] 6,880 8,250 12,758 11.

Gold and silver 1,677 1,999 2,617 [Footnote a: No figures for these years.] [Footnote b: The main items are agricultural and mining products and imported merchandise.] [Footnote c: The main items are clothing, personal adornment, furniture, and carriages.] Sec.5.

#Average wealth and the problem of distribution#.

The foregoing figures make a most satisfactory showing, and appear to indicate that mere economic problems are rapidly being solved by the growth of national wealth.