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IMPORTS

(millions of dollars)

*1967

1968

increase

Textiles

808.0

962.6

Apparel

648.7

855.4

Textiles & Apparel 1,456.7

1,818.0

24.8%

Total U.S. Imports 26,812.3

33,114.0

23.5%

Source: Bureau of Census publication FT 990 U.S. Department of Commerce

*Textile Hill Products

Shipments Imports

Imports as Percentage of Shipments

(millions of dollars)

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

13,996 15,152 15,741 16,999 18,292 19,600 (NA) 589.9 699.1 744.8 758.6 857.8 941.4 787.0

4.2% 4.6% 4.7% 4.5% 4.7% 4.8% Average value of imports to shipments 1961-66 is 4.6%.

Imports

Shipments

Imports/Shipments

*Apparel Products

(1961)

282.9

15,119

1.9%

(1966)

636.9

19,971

3.2%

(1967)

687.6

(NA)

(NA)

(NA) not available

*Source: U.S. Industrial Outlook 1969

Business and Defense Services Administration U.S. Department of Commerce ·

All Textiles Reduced to Fiber Equivalents

(millions of pounds)

*Consumption

Imports

Imports/Consumption

1960

Cotton

4,232.8

252.3

Wool

538.5

132.1

Manmade

1,818.3

31.3

All Textiles

6,589.6

415.7

6.3%

1967

Cotton

4,673.0

438.5

Wool

423.6

121.7.

Manmade

4,239.2

137.6

All Textiles

9,335.8

697.8

7.5%

Statistical Section

Commercial Department

British Embassy Washington, D.C. The 6, 1989

*Domestic Consumption

Source: Cotton Situation, U.S. Department of Agriculture.