IMPORTS RETAINED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

No. 209.-TOTAL VALUE of IMPORTED MERCHANDISE CONSIGNED
COUNTRIES and RETAINED

(Exclusive of Gold and Silver Bullion

(a) The figures given for the value of merchandise retained in the United Kingdom represent the total consignments from the various countries less the value of merchandise originally consigned therefrom and re-exported during each year. (b) See note (b) p. 290.

(c) Including Cochin-China, Camboja, Annam, and Tonquin, and, from 1913, French leased territories in China, (d) Re-exports in excess of imports.

(e) Includes the States of Guatemala, Honduras. San Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. (f) Including Anglo- Egyptian Sudan prior to 1914, now shown separately.

(9) Shown as " China (exclusive of Hong Kong, Macão, and Wei-hai-wei)" prior to 1913.

(h) Shown as Japan (including Formosa)" prior to 1913.

(1) See note (c) p. 290.

(1) Including Armenia.

(k) 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.

IMPORTS RETAINED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.

No. 209.-TOTAL VALUE of IMPORTED MERCHANDISE CONSIGNED COUNTRIES and RETAINED (Exclusive of Gold and Silver Bullion

Ecuador

Peru

£
243,060 274,079
2,841,296 2,860,682 2,614,592

£

L

484,731

635,585

3,141,590

Chile

4,124,077 4,267,251 4,460,977

8,584,222

Brazil

Uruguay

2,764,008 3,478,727 3,270,918 503,173,956 523,890,284 463,251,316 537,835,685 602,119,223 677,745,058 874,345,578 967,069,028

191,550 133,696 4,571,982 4,504,440 7,993,238 8,080,107 ! 11,875.057 12,650,668 19,088,559 (c)-147,964 5,686,350 7,265,083 8,048,213 6,544,649 3,925,747 5,441,890 6,419,155 10,144,169 1,216,877 1,876,279 955,727 1,008,431 2,208,120 3,323,894 3,128,443 39,352,192 40,726,496 34,868,057 61,258,303 49,314,722 47,730,019 62,697,936 77,963,104 1,223,267 1,555,612 1,122,547 1,377,618 3,013,115

TOTAL FROM BRITISH 129,799,630 135,355,788 137,983,834 215,052,795 248,914,683 316,794,566 410,882,045 494,376,562 COUNTRIES.(d)

Unknown Countries

(c)-70,646 (c)-78,064 (c)-74,203 (c)-57,311 (c)-93,592 (c)-52,407 (c)-21,801 (c)-35,693 TOTAL FROM ALL 632,902.040 659,168,008 601,160,947 752,831,169 850,940,314 994,487,217 1285,205,822 1461,409,867 COUNTRIES.(d)

(a) The figures given for the value of merchandise retained in the United Kingdom represent the total consignments from the various countries less the value of merchandise originally consigned therefrom and re-exported during each year.

(b) i., Straits Settlements and Dependencies (including Labuan) and Federated and Unfederated Malay States.

14,230,455

6,159,862 7,049,966 10,345,056 5,690,876 3,056,101 8,063,959 4,528,936 6,670,190 6,028,544 5,816,881 4,566,279 1,670,917 784,506 1,682,987 121,917,784 65,265,585 53,917,500 4,380,261 1,845,073 1,325,038 |1273,407,760 702,108,870 639,419,434 714,541,932 821,426,980 824,929,682 811,580,098

8,281,059

4,638,409

3,258,747

4,672,046

3,731,440

62,328,586
2,573,145

326,595 354,400
9,252,266 7,979.128
8,967,216 10,979,687
3,593,685 4,768,133
5,201,257 4,730,821
5,108,304 5,369,150 6,502,067
75,160,539 64,687,432 64,862,914
3,310,252 5,284,193 5,309,671

163,007 6,796,647 Peru. 6,227,016 Chile.

FOREIGN COUNTRIES-cont.

Ecuador.

3,432,076 Brazil.

4,415,566

Uruguay.

Bolivia.

Argentine Republic.

Other Foreign Countries. (h)

TOTAL FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

BRITISH COUNTRIES.

(c)-75,773 (c)−53,263 (c)−36,766 (c)-78,600 (c)-103,457 (c)-60,640 (c)-78,756

Unknown Countries.

1709,895,550 978.580,755 899,404,229 977,682,409 1137,469,001 1166,678,391 1115,866,309 TOTAL FROM ALL COUNTRIES.(d)

112,839
729,358

67.795

British Honduras.

702,061

533,998

534,639 1,357,459 950,995

Other British Countries.(h)

(c) Re-exports in excess of imports.

(d) Exclusive of the value of Diamonds consigned to 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. 292-3.

(e) Nigeria was shown as the "Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria" and the "Protectorate of Northern Nigeria” prior to 1914. (f) See note (b). p. 290. (g) From 1st April, 1923.

(h) "Deep Sea Fisheries," included with "Other Foreign Countries in 1923 and subsequent years, previously included with "Other British Countries." (i) See note (k), p. 295.

EXPORTS (PRODUCE AND MANUFACTURES OF THE UNITED KINGDOM).
No. 210.-VALUE of EXPORTED MERCHANDISE (PRODUCE AND

(a) See note (b), p. 290,

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

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