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PIECE GOODS AND TEXTILES
The Piece Goods trade experienced an exceptionally bad year, imports totalling only $75.1 millions as compared with $107.3 millions, and exports $55.5 millions as compared with $66.9 millions,
The following table shows the distribution of imports of Piece Goods during the past three years (in $'s millions):-
1931
1932
1933
U. K.
42.9
41.4
17.9
Japan
25.2
7.5
7.0
North China
35.4
39.0
35.5
Germany
8.3
3.4
2.0
Italy
3.6
1.3
1.5
France
1.2
0.4
0.3
All Other Countries
15.1
14.3
10.9
In the following table quantities and values are given of the chief groups of imports during the past three years:-
1931
1932
1933
Unbleached Cottons
Pieces $
794,540 6,357,687
970,394 7,364,998
984,220 6,728,795
Bleached Cottons
Pieces
572,895
350,213
$
7,540,193
3,828,970
369,442 3,458,222
Light Cotton Fancies
Yards
.18,429,663
24,320,645
10,897,168
$
5,840,949
7,275,402
2,998,373
Other Cottons
Yards
.94,287,963 61,350,151 42,732,790
$
.28,749,387
17,179,861
9,312,570
Prints
Yards
$
Woollens
6,730,080
4,371,152
4,740.239
2,049,537
1,182,744
920,505
Yards $
9,079,919
4,580,621
2,616,921
.17,590,800
8,913,710
5,041.485
Cotton Thread
Grosses of 50 yds.
1.336,684
1,123,743
910,272
$5
3.350,101
2.361,791
1,880.800
Cotton Yarn
lbs.
$
.39.237,221 53.341.720 47,473.694
,28,117,261 33,256,456 23,149,678
RAILWAY MATERIALS
Imports totalled $352,000 as compared with $528,000, and exports $189,000 as com- pared with $437.000.