The arrivals of vessels at ports at which no cargo is discharged, and of departures of vessels from ports at which no cargo is loaded, are recorded as arrivals and departures "in ballast." Particulars of such arrivals and departures are excluded from the tables in these Accounts, but are published in the "Annual Statement of the Navigation and Shipping of the United Kingdom." (10) Annual Statements.-Full particulars of the Import and Export trade in each Article and with each Foreign country and British possession are contained in the "Annual Statement of the Trade of the United Kingdom," which is now available for 1923. Detailed information as to Shipping is published in the " Annual Statement of the Navigation and Shipping of the United Kingdom," which is now available for 1923. The Monthly Accounts of Trade and Navigation for December last contain preliminary information for the year 1924. SUMMARY TABLE showing the VALUE of IMPORTS, EXPORTS of (a) UNITED KINGDOM PRODUCE and MANUFACTURES (6) IMPORTED MERCHANDISE, and TOTAL EXPORTS for each MONTH in the YEARS 1923 and 1924, and the completed MONTHS of the CURRENT YEAR, exclusive of BULLION and SPECIE. The monthly totals are revised when full information as to dutiable imports is available, and corrections are made in he total for each year on the completion of the "Annual Statement of Trade." Uncorrected figures. The value of the Imports represents the cost, insurance, and freight; or, when goods are consigned for sale, the latest sale value of such goods. The value of the Exports represents the cost and the charges of delivering the goods on board the ship, and is known as the "free on board" value. § The tonnage of vessels entered from and cleared for the Irish Free State has been included in Table B as from 1st April, 1923 only. Particulars of such tonnage for the month and eight months ended 31st August, 1925, and 1924, and for the month and five months ended 31st August, 1923, are given on pp. 238-241. |