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.

SUMMARIES.

EXPORTS of IMPORTED MERCHANDISE (Value F.O.B.*).

• 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 a board" value.

2,102,119 17,783 11,264,085

2,028,189

2,106,800+

78,6119 4,681

13,563

11,814,118

SUMMARIES.

EXPORTS of IMPORTED MERCHANDISE (Value F.O.B.*).

• The value of the Exports represents the cost and the charges of delivering the goods on board the ship, and is known as the "in

8,474,562 43,057 48,312,976

8,092,084

8,340,614+

248,530

133,948

51,896 43,253,422

89,401 + 44,193,953 +

37,505 + 46,344

940,531

on board" value.

I.-IMPORTS AND CONSUMPTION.

I. AN ACCOUNT of the PRINCIPAL and OTHER ARTICLES of IMPORTED MERCHANDISE showing the CONSUMPTION of certain DUTIABLE ARTICLES, in the MONTH ended 30th APRIL, 1928, and in the FOUR MONTHS ended 30th APRIL, 1928, compared with the corresponding Periods of the YEARS 1926 and 1927.

From United States of America Cwts.

£

£

£

£

1,462,810 2,241,212 | 1,839,089

8,609,742

"

Argentine Republic

2,102,727 2,976,567 3,632,105

12,692,223 9.661,158 963,134 1,383,898 1,074,488 5,814,980 5,082,781 6,639,498 10,670,300 1,251,501 1,766,955 2,169,450

7,983,544

5,571,623

3,175,647

3,975,909

6,193,192

1,989,682 2,078,527 547,746 283,473 4,719,822 3,449,381 1,366,577 1,301,006 339,650 2,916,949 2,989,407 2,060,654
1,891,094 1,751,760 2,370,691 11,472,296 9,011,863 10,704,402 1,241,615 1,041,624 1,352,929 7,747,849 5,528,448 6,000,411
105,819 433,697 172,368 2,516,804 2,117,825 526,817 68,253 268,180 102,639 1,609,659 1,321,813 301,405

Total

..

"

7,552,132

9,481,763 8,561,999 31,965,096 35,297,951 35,027,423 4,891,080 5,761,663 5,039,156 21,265,084 21,875,514 20,136,345

89,451
569,615 76,509 1,123,675 1,648,549 663,347 88,881 281,229
146,970 88,682 185,669 299,413 211,484 277,462 80,047 49,658
16,500 33,548 2,140 58,777 118,467 30,024
8,815
19,891
67,794 120,431 22,043 339,904 452,408 100,160 27,945 56,577
151,160 417,724 213,322 1,021,862 1,391,906 1,373,585 69,411 184,795

Total

574,701 1,230,000 589,134 2,912,634 3,822,814 2,712,822 275,429 592,150 340,929 1,427,211

1,847,987

1,552,133