Appendix XVIII
(Chapter 4: Industry and Trade)
Imports: Principal Sources
1965 total value $8,965 million
301
By country
% of total imports in 1965
By British Commonwealth and Continent
% of total
imports in
1965
China
26%
British Commonwealth..
21%
Japan
17%
Asia
56%
USA
11%
Western Europe (including
United Kingdom)
22%
United Kingdom
11%
North America
12%
Federal Republic of Germany... 3%
SZ
1965
1964
% increase
or decrease
$ million
$ million
China
10
Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles
Live animals, chiefly for food
Fruits and vegetables
Clothing
Non-metallic mineral manufactures
Fish and fish preparations...
Cereals and cereal preparations
Meat and meat preparations
Dairy products and eggs
Japan ...
Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles
Iron and steel
2,322
1,970
+ 18%
420
402
+ 4%
392
308
---
+ 28%
205
159
-
+ 29%
139
87
-
+ 61%
130
94
+ 39%
116
107
11
**
+ 9%
108
118
8%
107
80
+ 34%
99
94
:
E
+ 5%
1,551
1,549
+ 0.1%
472
541
―
13%
165
153
+ 8%
Electric machinery
157
155
+ 1%
Non-electric machinery
102
91
+ 12%
Non-metallic mineral manufactures
67
73
9%
Plastic materials, regenerated cellulose and artificial
resins
65
46
+ 42%
Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof
61
58
+ 7%
!
USA
994
983
+ 1%
Textile fibres
115
109
+ 5%
Tobacco and tobacco manufactures
92
85
+ 9%
Electric machinery .......
88
36
-
+143%
Electric machinery
Non-electric machinery
Fruits and vegetables
Medicinal and pharmaceutical products
Non-metallic mineral manufactures
United Kingdom
Non-electric machinery
Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles
Transport equipment
Federal Republic of Germany
Non-electric machinery
Transport equipment
Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials Electric machinery...
86
98
12%
73
75
3%
66
35
+ 88%
66
49
+ 33%
962
838
J
+ 15%
186
153
++
+ 22%
139
82
•
...
+
+ 69%
107
115
8%
97
90
+ 8%
:
276
:
+
25323
247
+ 12%
48
+ 6%
19
+ 32%
17
22
+ 31%
+ 5%