B. — Import and Export Statistics Year Imports Exports Balance (in crowns) 1922..........%.. 001,114,162 ,449 1,153,710,755 + 39,548,306 1923..... . 1,294,527,587 1,142,095,263 — 152,432,324 1924. ............. 1,424,500,000 1,260,600,000 — 163,900,000 1925 (Ist 5 months). . 573,400,000 444,300,000 — 129,100,000 References: Kommersiella Meddelanden, published by Kung]. Kommerskollegiet, Stock- holm, June 30, 1925. SWITZERLAND A. — Budgetary Statement The Swiss budget is divided into two sections : the administration account and the extraordinary account. Receipts from the extraordinary account at present are derived from the taxation of war profits. The extraordinary expen- ditures arise from unemployment, a subvention to the Federal Railways, and an insurance subvention. In 1922 this ordinary account produced a surplus of 46,782,418 Swiss francs. In 1923 it showed a deficit of 28,935.211 Swiss francs and in 1924 a deficit of 20,450,000 Swiss francs. The status of the administration account is given below : Year Revenue Expenditure Balance - (in Swiss francs) 1922........ 2. . . 235.451 855 314,859,521 — 79,407,666 1923... . 253,445,119 298,913,873 — 45,468,754 1924. ...... 20 282,865,222 304,471,505 — 21,606,283 1925 0... . .. - . - 288.560.000 305.687.000 — 17,027,000 The administration account of the 1925 budget follows : Revenue Expenditure I. Return from invested capital. . 22,812,536 1. Service of the debt.......... 117,019,025 II. General administration : II. General administration : Federal Chancellery .... 8, a) National Council ....... 732,200 5 Fatal Tonal. oo Tosa 8) Council of Cantons. ..... 100,300 ¢) Federal Insurance Trib- Federal Council ........ 177,000 nal a 10,300 +) Federal Chancellery .... 1,072,290 e) Federal Tribunal ....... 897,214 III. Departments : f) Federal Insurance Tribunal 320,400 2 Potties Deparment die oe 669,500 III. Departments : epartment of Interior. . 1,047,700 Politi hd ¢) Department of Justice and Pe onrarant or) StS polices, con, Lal, 2,325,500 ¢) Department of Justice and d) Military Department ... 1,804,045 Police ............... 7,177,602 e) Department of Finance d) Military Department ... 84,990,653 and Customs ........ 252,278,689 e) Department of Finance and f) Department of Public Customs ............. 21,643,013 Beonomy 0... Lh 3,294,550 f) Department of Public ‘ g) Department of Posts and Economy ............ 32,218,919 Railroads’... 0" ! 3,626,350 g) Department of Posts and : IV. Miscellaneous, in round num. Railroads. ;..iv ve ohn ii 814,434 bers A ol 526,830 IV. Miscellaneous and unforeseen. . 4,616,033 Grand total........ 288,660,000 Grand total....... J 308,687,000 7 yp hafersnns: Message du Conseil Fédéral a I' Assemblée Fédérale concernant le Budget e la ( onfédération pour 1925 (du 4 Novembre 1924); Budget de la Confédération Suisse pour l'année 1925. Adopté par I'Assemblée Fédérale le 20 décembre. 1924. 32