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24 MAY 1977 Mr. Meacher: A complete country analysis could only be provided at dis- proportionate cost. Following is the
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information showing, by number, the principal countries involved in descending order of importance in year 1976,
IMPORTS of Non-Cotton SHIRTS
Thousands
1st Quarter
1974
1975
1976
1977
Total imports
of which:
Hong Kong
South Korea
Taiwan
:
...
:
32,236
38,215
33,052
9,705
17,104
22,209
21,392
5,117
3,504
4,960
2,734
1,716
...
***
3,739
4,468
1,181
618
Macao
China
325
像
543
1,172
42
3
19
938
Portugal
***
420
.
Israel
144
***
***
Singapore
Romania
Thailand...
Irish Republic
Poland
Italy
Philippines
U.S. Oceania
Other countries
The 1976 and 1977 figures exclude certain knitted shirts made from fibres other than synthetic, but the number is thought to be small.
Mr. Nicholas Winterton asked the Sec- retary of State for Trade what was the value of non-cotton shirts imported during 1974, 1975. 1976 and 1977 to
date; and from what countries they
came.
Mr. Meacher : A complete country analysis could only be provided at dispro- portionate cost. Following is the informa- tion showing. by value, the principal countries involved in descending order of importance in year 1976:
IMPORTS OF Non-Cotron Shirts
106
575
727
321
4,627
2,076
688
222
219
302
622
101
38
2
429
344
798
628
398
106
100
183
386
116
262
823
339
143
13
333
234
228
297
308
99
1
270
48
1,170
1,129
1,135
478
Total imports
of which:
Hong Kong
South Korea
Macao
Singapore
Irish Republic
Taiwan
Italy
China
Israel
Portugal
Romania
France
Poland
...
U.S. Oceania
:
:.
...
***
...
***
:
***
***
SIN
...
1974
27,595
1975 33,029
1976
39,996
£'000 1st Quarter 1977
12,823
*
15,260 2,629
18,786
25,800
7,249
3,279
2.631
1,777
343
510
...
1,311
51
103
632
988
371
1,250
1,377
972
325
1,582
2,585
970
600
470
1,038
932
332
6
15
791
488
693
771
304
3,698
1,804
759
290
88
229
571
117
329
587
503
110
81
179
417
149
333
...
57
11
316
221
1,257
1,313
1,911
870
Philippines
Other countries
The 1976 and 1977 figures exclude certain knitted shirts made from fibres other than synthetic, but the amount is thought to be small.
Steel Imports
Mr. Hooley asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether the introduction of
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surveillance licensing on iron and steel imports will cover tool steels, high speed steels and stainless steel bars; and, if not, if he will extend it to cover these categories.
Mr. Meacher: The surveillance licens- ing arrangements announced on 17th May include bars and rods of stainless, high