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Production
Total imports
1967
1968
1,787
1,672
930
1,630
897
Imports from Hong Kong 639
Mr. Jordan thought it would be more to the point if the immediate discussion could be confined to the cotton items. Mr. Bernunger said that the position of cotton jackets should be considered together with those of synthetic material to get a meaningful whole. There was a trend away from cotton and into synthetics.
33.
Mr. Ho said that his addition of the totals for the 4 anorak tables (cotton and synthetic) did not tally with the figures given by Mr. Bernunger. Mr. Henriksson explained Mr. Bernunger's figures included another item, anoraks of impregnated fabrics (Table 7a). Mr. Ho added that he had some further difficulty in reconciling the figures given by the Swedish delegation at Geneva. At that time, production figures for the first nine months of 1967 and 1968 were 678 and 679 respectively. The corresponding figures now contained in Non-Cotton Garments Table 3 were only 608 and 618. Noting the difference of about 10%, Baron de Geer said Mr. Henriksson would look into the discrepancy and come back with the explanation later if possible..
34.
Commenting on the figures, Mr. Jordan 1emarked that the decline in production properly considered was very slight. The slight decline appeared in both the men's and boys' and women's and girls' sectors. The restraint against Hong Kong had created uncertainty and had damaged Hong Kong's performance, benefited other suppliers, but had not helped the Swedish industry.
/Third Session
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