Imports of Cacao Butter
| Tons (of 1000 kilogrammes) | ||
| 1912 | 1913 | |
| United States | 1,842 | 1,634 |
| Switzerland | 1,821 | 1,634 |
| Belgium | 1,127 | 1,197 |
| Austria-Hungary | 1,062 | 1,190 |
| Russia | 955 | 1,197 |
| England | 495 | 934 |
The next table shows the imports (expressed in English tons) into the United Kingdom in more recent years:
Imports of Cacao Butter
| Year | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 |
| Tons | 477 | 912 | 1512 | 599 | 962 | 675 |
The wholesale price of cacao butter has varied in the last six years from 1/3 per pound to 2/11 per pound, and was fixed in 1918 by the Food Controller at 1/6 per pound (retail price 2/- per pound). The control was removed in 1919, and immediately the wholesale price rose to 2/8 per pound.