By country
Appendix XVIII
(Chapter 4: Industry and Trade)
Imports: Principal Sources.
1966 total value $10,097 million
% of total imports in 1966
311
By British Commonwealth and Continent
% of total imports in
1966
China Japan
+
27%
British Commonwealth...
19%
18%
Asia
58%
USA
11%
Western Europe (including
United Kingdom)
21%
United Kingdom
10%
North America
12%
Federal Republic of Germany...
3%
Thailand..
3%
++
1966
$ million
1965
$ million
% increase
or decrease
China
2,769
2,322
+ 19%
Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles
615
...
420
+ 46%
Live animals, chiefly for food
419
392
7%
Fruits and vegetables
223
205
Non-metallic mineral manufactures
136
130
jl
Meat and meat preparations
127
107
Cereals and cereal preparations
125
108
5
19% 166%
Fish and fish preparations..
124
116
7
Animal and vegetable crude materials, inedible Dairy products and eggs
116
94
+23
106
99
7%
Japan
1,839
1,551
+19%
Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles
671
472
+ 42%
Electric machinery
212
157
+ 36%
Plastic materials, regenerated cellulose and artificial
resins
105
65
+ 62%
Iron and steel
97
+
165
41%
Scientific and controlling instruments, photographic and
optical goods, watches and clocks
90
56
+ 61%
Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.
81
61
+ 33%
USA
Non-electric machinery
Electric machinery
76
102
―
26%
+
+
1,090
994
189
88
Non-metallic mineral manufactures
113
66
Textile fibres
85
115
Tobacco and tobacco manufactures
85
92
Non-electric machinery
79
86
Fruits and vegetables
78
73
Medicinal and pharmaceutical products
64
66
]+[]]+++
+ 10%
+115% + 72%
26
United Kingdom
1,011
962
+ 5%
Electric machinery
228
186
+ 23%
Non-electric machinery
133
139
4%
Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles
107
107
Nil
Transport equipment
85
97
12%
Federal Republic of Germany.
269
276
2%
Non-electric machinery
36
51
29
0
Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials
31
23
+37
37%
Electric machinery ...
24
23
+4
Chemical elements and compounds
23
20
12
Scientific and controlling instruments, photographic and
optical goods, watches and clocks
21
21
I
2%
Thailand
267
239
+ 12%
Cereals and cereal preparations Live animals, chiefly for food
201
168
26
27
+ 19%
4
0