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Appendix 6

(Chapter 2: Industry and Trade)

Imports: Principal Sources

1971 total value $20,256 million

% of total imports in 1971

24%

By Commonwealth Countries and Continent

% of total imports in

By Country

1971

Japan

Commonwealth Countries

19%

China

16

Asia

57%

USA

13

Western Europe (including

United Kingdom...

8

United Kingdom)

21%

Taiwan

5

North America

13%

Federal Republic of Germany

1971

1970

% increase

or decrease

$ million

$ million

Japan

4,926

4,188

+18%

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles

1,628

1,411

Electrical machinery

482

415

Scientific and controlling instruments, photographic and

optical goods, watches and clocks

376

347

Non-electric machinery

360

255

Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.

259

217

Plastic materials, regenerated cellulose and artificial resins Iron and steel

247

228

241

224

Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof

208

178

China

3,330

2,830

Live animals

534

394

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles

502

486

Fruit and vegetables

Fish and fish preparations

Meat and meat preparations

Non-metallic mineral manufactures

Clothing-

Dairy products and eggs

Cereals and cereal preparations

Crude animal and vegetable materials

318

303

215

173

211

190

++++++++++++ ++

+ 15%

16%

9%

41

19

8

17%

18

36

3

11

154

104

49

153

130

18

144

128

13

144

140

4

124

100

Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.

105

102

USA

2,535

2,317

Electrical machinery

528

493

Non-metallic mineral manufactures

291

256

+

Non-electric machinery

223

243

+++++1

7

Textile fibres (not manufactured into yarn, thread or

fabrics) and their waste

173

52

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles

168

151

Fruit and vegetables

157

152

Tobacco and tobacco manufactures

134

109

Medicinal and pharmaceutical products

107

118

Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.

92

96

United Kingdom

1,593

1.517

Electrical machinery

253

230

Non-electric machinery

232

162

Transport equipment

170

181

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles

140

174

Non-metallic mineral manufactures

123

136

Taiwan

991

820

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles

386

326

Electrical machinery

157

96

+

Fruit and vegetables

81

66

Plastic materials, regenerated cellulose and artificial resins Wood and cork manufactures (excluding furniture)

56

57

36

31

Iron and steel

27

58

Federal Republic of Germany

732

657

+

Non-electric machinery

153

125

++

Electrical machinery

91

62

Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials.

67

62

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles

65

75

Transport equipment

62

56

+1++++ 1+1++++ !! [ +++ [[++++

+235%

+11

3

23

10

43

6

19

10%

+ 20%

18

64

+ 17

52

+ 12

+23

7

13%

+12%

Scientific and controlling instruments, photographic and

optical goods, watches and clocks

45

45

Chemical elements and compounds

42

46

TI

1%

10%

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