IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

No. 28.-TOTAL VALUE of the IMPORT and EXPORT TRADE of the UNITED KINGDOM, with the PROPORTION thereof per HEAD of TOTAL POPULATION.

[The Trade Tables are compiled from the "Annual Statement of the Trade of the

United Kingdom."]

The values of the Imports represent the cost, insurance, and freight; or, when goods are consigned for sale, the latest sale value of such goods. The values of the Exports represent the cost and the charges of delivering the goods on board the ship, and are known as the "free on board" values.

These Accounts are exclusive of Gold and Silver Bullion and Coin (see pages 136-7) and of Foreign Merchandise transhipped under Bond (see pages 138-143).

1924 (c) 1,277,439,144 28 8 11 1,137,469,001 25 6 7 800,966,837 17 16 9 139,970,143 940,936

1924(c

(u) In respect of the figures of Imports and Exports given in this Abstract, it should be noted that, in July 1917 and subsequently, the Accounts include merchandise imported and exported in public as well as in private ownership, except exports for the use of His Majesty's Forces on active service.

The figures for the period from August 1914 to June 1917, inclusive, include, in the case of Imports, all articles of food, but do not include other goods which, at the time of importation, were known to be the property of H.M. Government or the Governments of the Allies. In the case of goods exported, the figures for this period include goods bought in the United Kingdom by, or on behalf of, the Governments of the Allies, but do not include goods taken from British Government stores and dépôts or goods bought by H.M. Government and shipped on Government vessels.

(b) Exclusive of the value of the diamonds imported into the United Kingdom from the Union of South Africa. For the value of the Exports of diamonds from the Union of South Africa to the United Kingdom See note (f), pp. 68-9.

(c) From 1st April, 1923, particulars relating to Imports and Exports include the trade of Great Britain. and Northern Ireland with the Irish Free State.

From the same date the direct foreign trade of the Irish Free State has been excluded,

No. 29.-TOTAL VALUE of IMPORTED MERCHANDISE CONSIGNED fro

(Exclusive of Gold and Silver Bullion and Coi

FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

Latvia

Lithuania

Sweden

11,825,079 11,938,733 13,236,076 14,212,902
6,630,746 6,251,172 6,897,355 7,437,141
19,464,059 20,580,668 22,119,910 23,830,633

61,829,590 65,280,739 70,048,152
265,044
18,527,965
4,029,389 5,331,317

14,124,270 19,801,659 20,605,811 14,939,4 7,701,806 13,690,481 16,659,060 18,372,5 25,376,023 22,569,927 21,942,337 17,742,4

1,577,801 1,290,912 332,6 1,353,221 3,188,718 3,159,3

80,411,057

228,776

47,049,343
94,576

200,880 326,006

103,163 534,737

48,9 464,8

23,577 841

24,310,821

23,418,757

22,138,834 19,903,0

6,648,642

3,914,233

13,227,023

16,105,820

342,023

(b) From 1921, inclusive, the statistics relate to countries as reconstituted under the Peace Treaties. (c) France includes Alsace-Lorraine from 1919 inclusive.

(d) Including Cochin-China, Camboja, Annam, and Tonquin, and, from 1913, French leased territories in China (e) Including Anglo- Egyptian Sudan prior to 1914, now shown separately.

(f) Shown as "China (exclusive of Hong Kong, Macão, and Wei-hai-wei)" prior to 1913. (g) Shown as " Japan (including Formosa)" prior to 1913.

(h) Includes the States of Guatemala, Honduras, San Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.

(i) From 1st April, 1923, particulars relating to Imports include the trade of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with the Irish Free State. From the same date the direct foreign trade of the Irish Free State has been excluded.

2,092,798

2,522,174

674,305

544,286

8.299.931

13,472,820

Czechoslovakia.(b)

695,510 4,696,710 41,682 2,353,885

489,384

3,663,723

Turkey.(b)

Smyrna.(b)

57,403 7,052,804 409,374 12,160,820

61,187

8,093,270

189,648 13,915,282

210,723,737 241,189,641
2,282,717 2,849,849
8,747,685

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12.510,531

Cuba.

IMPORTS.

No. 29.-TOTAL VALUE of IMPORTED MERCHANDISE CONSIGNED from

TOTAL FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES 507,806,758 508,897,796 558,627,257 577,218,844 508,833,541 580,068,123 645,833,842 705,134,305

1,602,860

1,001,279

42,485,391
1,947,653

37,219,290

1,527,582

1,129,751 51,593,504 3,569,434

TOTAL FROM BRITISH COUNTRIES ()- 170,450,266 171,259,731 186,013,374 191,515,895 187,801,572 271,825,227 302,672,650 359,030,373

TOTAL FROM ALL COUNTRIES( ƒ )

678,257,024 680,157,527 744,640,631 768,734,739 696,635,113 851,893,350 948,506,492 1061,164,678

346,668

1,001,535

650,233

(a) "Deep Sea Fisheries" included with "other Foreign Countries" in 1923 and 1924, previously included with "other British Countries.'

(b) Including the Malay States.

(f) Exclusive of the value of Diamonds consigned to the United Kingdom from the Union of South Africa. The following

893,115,932 1043,585,573 1372,711,810 754,718,146 685,330,168 770,299,481 889,566,147 TOTAL FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

1316,150,903 1626,156,212 1932,648,881 1085,500,061 1003,098,899 1096,226,214 1277,439,144 TOTAL FROM ALL COUNTRIES.(ƒ)

(c)Nigeria was shown as the "Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria and the "Protectorate of Northern Nigeria" prior to 1914. (d) See note (b), p. 66. (e) From 1st April, 1923.

statement shows the value of Diamonds Exported from the Union of South Africa to the United Kingdom.