U.K. IMFORT OF WOVEN SHIRTS OF ALL FIBRES DURING JAN 25
(BY MAJOR SUPPLIERS)
JULY 76
Unit: DOZEN
TABLE 5
(COMPARISON)
January
July
Supplier
1975,
1975
(a)
1976 (b)
(b) (a) %
(a)
Hong Kong
2,511,435 (67.31)
1,380,457
1,281,590
7.2
(66.29)
(53.12)
S. Korea
296,660
153,312
115,205
24.8
( 7.95)
(7.36)
(4.78)
India
241,743
194,395
506.550
160.6
( 6.47)
( 9.34)
(21.00)
Portugal
133,252
88,559
62,163
29.8
(3.57)
(4.25)
( 2.58)
Taiwan
132,944
72,186
32,694
- 54.7
(3.56)
( 3.47)
(1.36)
Macao
73,612
18,619
(1.97)
( 0.89)
81,548 (3.37)
337.9
Irish Republic
69,836
38,927
40,769
4.7
( 1.87)
(1.87)
( 1.72)
Singapore
55,830
19,956
36,972
85.3
( 1.5 )
( 0.96)
(1.53)
Fakistan
21,807 ( 0.58)
9,654
53,292
452.0
( 0.46)
(2.21)
U.S.A.
20,003 (0.54)
15,103
18,888
25.1
(0.73)
( 0.78)
Romania
15,996 ( 0.46)
6,752
( 0.32)
20,491 (0.85)
203.5
Malaysia
15,520 ( 0.42)
5,028 ( 0.24)
6,137
22.1
( 0.25)
France
15,376 ( 0.41)
9,123 ( 0.44)
9,114
0.09
( 0.38)
Italy
15,212 ( 0.41)
7,205 (0.35)
18,331
154.4
( 0.75)
China
13,751
7,886
(0.37)
( 0.38)
43,894 (2.02)
520.0
Norway
13,382 ( 0.36)
5,781 ( 0.28)
1,536 ( 0.06)
-73.4
Poland
4,406 (0.12)
NIL
16,146 ( 0.67)
Others
79,539 (2.13)
49,452 (2.37)
61,971 ( 2.57)
25.3
All Countries
3,731,204
(100)
2,082,415
(100)
2,412.291
(100)
15.8
Note:
Source: H.M. Customs & Excise Statistical Office
Figures in parenthesis are percentage expressed in terms of the total (ie all countries) in that column.