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Appendix.
TRADE STATISTICS.
Table XIV shows the number of Declarations, Permits, etc., dealt with during the year, under the Importation and Exportation Ordinance, 1915, and the Registration of Imports and Exports Ordinance, 1922.
An Index number was instituted taking 1922 as the base, subsequent years being given as a percentage of the number for that year.
The total trade (excluding Treasure) for 1924 amounted to £135,830,272 as compared with £123,326,829 for 1923. Of this amount Imports were valued at £72,155,478 (as against £61,954,198 for 1923) and Exports at £63,674,794 (as against £61,372,331 for 1923).
Treasure imported during 1924 amounted to £2,899,607 (including £1,972,743 of Gold and £816,006 of Silver). Treasure exported during 1924 amounted to £6,997,198 (including £3,230,037 of Gold and £3,663,088 of Silver).
Complete figures will be found in the Annual Trade Returns, from which the following items may be of interest.
Imports. Exports. GOODS. VALUE. GOODS. VALUE. £ £ Aniline Dyes 401,370 Chinese Medicines (not specially mentioned) 1,217,987 Chinese Medicines (not specially mentioned) 1,243,274 Cigarettes 1,251,120 Cigarettes 641,657 Coal 1,548,788 Cottons Dyed Plain (not specially mentioned) 941,113 Cuttlefish 672,495 Fish and Fishery Products (not specially mentioned) 1,352,824 Firecrackers 613,090 Flour, (Wheat) 824,541 Fish & Fishery Products (not specially mentioned) 1,908,874 Fuel Oil 467,479 Flour, (Wheat) 782,284 Ginseng 1,594,806 Gunny Bags 723,721 Jeans, Grey 2,309,925 Kerosene 1,650,507 Leather, Sole 614,151 Leather, (Sole) 537,702 Peanut Oil 784,924 Peanuts 510,702 Rice Broken 2,480,622 Rice Glutinous 612,272 Rice Meal, (Rice Bran) 1,084,299 Rice White 6,117,037 Rice in Husk (Padi) 843,985 Cargo 650,218 Silk Piece Goods 927,809 Sugar Candy 609,358 White 7,345,675E 18
Appendix.
TRADE STATISTICS.
Table XIV shows the number of Declarations, Permits, etc., dealt with during the year, under the Importation and Exporta- tion Ordinance, 1915, and the Registration of Imports and Exports Ordinance, 1922.
An Index number was instituted taking 1922 as the base, sub- sequent years being given as a percentage of the number for that
year.
The total trade (excluding Treasure) for 1924 amounted to £135,830,272 as compared with £123,326,829 for 1923. Of this amount Imports were valued at £72,155,478 (as against £61,954,198 for 1923) and Exports at £63,674,794 (as against £61,372,331 for 1923).
Treasure imported during 1924 amounted to £2,899,607 (including £1,972,743 of Gold and £816,006 of Silver). Treasure exported during 1924 amounted to £6,997,198 (includ- ing £3,230,037 of Gold and £3,663,088 of Silver).
Complete figures will be found in the Annual Trade Returns, from which the following items may be of interest.
Imports.
Exports.
GOODS.
VALUE.
GOODS.
VALUE.
£
£
Aniline Dyes
401,370 Chinese Medicines (not
Chinese Medicines (not
specially mentioned)..
specially mentioned)
1,217,987
1,243,274 | Cigarettes
1,251,120
Cigarettes
.... -
641,657
Cottons Dyed Plain (not
Coal
1,548,788
specially mentioned)
941,113
Cuttlefish
672,495
Firecrackers
613,090
Fish and Fishery Pro-
Fish & Fishery Pro-
ducts (not specially
mentioned)
1,352,824
Flour, (Wheat).
Fuel Oil.....
Ginseng
Jeans, Grey
824,541
467,479
Leather, Sole..
1,594,806
Peanut Oil....
ducts (not specially
2,309,925 Flour, (Wheat)
782,284 Gunny Bags
Kerosene
mentioned)
1,908,874
1,795,776
723,721
1,650,507
614,151
537,702
Kerosene
Leather, (Sole)
555,367 Rice Meal, (Rice Bran). 1,084,299
Peanuts
510,702
Broken
>>
2,480,622
Peanut Oil
784,924
Glutinous
612,272
>>
Rice Meal, (Rice Bran)..
1,124,141
White.
6,117,037
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Rice Broken
3,398,043
in Husk (Padi)...
843,985
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Cargo
650,218 Silk Piece Goods.
927,809
White
7,345,675 Sugar Candy
609,358
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