TNAG-0146-FCO40-182-Exports-of-textiles-to-United-States-of-America-1969 — Page 112

DAILY NEWS RECORD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1969

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DAILY NEWS

K RECORD 20/8/69.

TEXTILES

Wool Cloth Exports By Japan Dip in 6 Mos.

TOKYO.

Cable Fairchild News Service®

Exports of wool and wool blend fabrics to the United States during the first six months of the year decreased slightly as compared with the first half of last year.

This reflects a decline of more than 4 million square yards in shipments of worsted and silk blends only partially offset by an in- crease of 1.5 million yards in polyester worsted blends and 1.8 million In all-worsted goods..

Exports of wool and wool blend yarns also dropped during the period with the two largest categories, worsted knitting and weaving yarns, showing appreciable declines.

Here are details as compiled by Fairchild News Service @ from Finance Ministry records:

First 6 mos. First 6 mos.

1968

1969

Wool Fabric (Thousands of square yards)

Total

25,544

25,799

Worsteds

14,770

12,945

Worsted blends (Including blends with less than 10 per cent silk and with mohair). Polyester and worsted blends

7,841

11,165

2,018

508

Worsted and silk blends (Blends with more

than 10 per cent silk)

815

1,014

Woolen and silk blends

1

12

Woolens

45

69

Wool blends

18

10

Cashmeres

36

76

Wool Yarns (Thousands of pounds)

Total

2,013

2,535

Woolen knitting

26

Woolen knitting, blended

17

Worsted knitting

880

382

Worsted knitting, blended

105

11.

Worsted weaving

896

2,003

Worsted weaving, blended

132

91

Others

6