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PIECE GOODS AND TEXTILES,

A general concensus of the opinions of importers and exporters would tend to show that 1932 was the worst year since the chaotic Strike year of 1925.

Statistics show that total imports in 1952 amounted to $107.3 millions as compared with $131.7 millions in 1931; while exports totalled $66.9 millions as compared with $75.8

millions.

A detailed comparison of the figures for 1932 and 1925 is not possible: in 1925, statistics were kept for only six months; and the Piece Goods trade is essentially a seasonal one.

The more important groups are summarized below, showing the total imports in quan- tities and values for the years 1931 and 1932:

Unbleached Cottons

Pieces *

Bleached Cottons

1932

1931

794,540 6.357.687

970,394 7,364,998

l'ieces

572.895

350,213

7.540,193

3,828,970

Light Cotton Fancies

Yards

18,429,663

24,320,645

$

5,840,4049

7.275,402

Other Cottons

Yards

91.287.963

61,350,151

$

28.749,387

17.179,861

Prints

Yards

$

H'oollens

6,730,080

4.371,152

2,049,537

1.182,744

Yards

9.079,919

4.580.621

17,590,800

8.913,710

Cotton Thread

Grosses of 50 Yards

$

1,336,684

1.123,743

3,350,401

2,361,791

1

Cotton Yarn

lbs. *

39.237,221

28.417.261

53,341.720 33.256,456

The following table shows total value of imports of Piece Goods & Textiles from the more important countries in 1931 and 1932, in $'s mullions :

Ι. Κ.

Japan

North China

Germany

Italy

France

1931

1932

42.9

41.4

25.2

7.5

39.0

8.3

3.4

3.6

1.3

1.2

0.4

The British share of the total trade amounted to 38 6% in 1932 as compared with 32.6% in 1931, while the Japanese share declined from 19.1% in 1981 to 7.0% in 1932

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