1967 and 4 per cent in 1968.
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3. U.K. Imports of knitted man-made fibre cloth rose
in 1966 to 35m.sqr you. in
from 6 n.sq.yds. in 1968, the same figure as in the U.S.A., Imports of knitted apparel similarly increased from £22 m. to
£39 m. A very large trade has developed in knitted cotton
underwear and knitted nylon shirts. Production of cloth and
apparel has increased by 40 per cent since 1961. Imports have trebled and now account for at least 15 per cent of consumption.
3.
Figures published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
amounted to only 7.7 per cent. show that imports of textiles/general represented
compared to 8.2 percent. proportion of domestic consumption in 1968/ in 1966:
74 per cent and e.2 per cunt, peo-cetive The share of
man-made fibre textiles, on the other hand, marginally increased: from 3.1 per cent to 3.3 per cent. All these figures are far
lower than any which relate to the position in the U.K.
34. 3.
Apart from the woollen and worsted industry, including
wool and man-made fibre sweaters, there are only a handful of cases where import penetration in the U.S.A. has progressed
anything like as far as it has in the U.K. Imports of shirts are
said to have captured 30 per cent of the U.S. market. corresponding figure in the U.K. is 40 per cent.
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