TNAG-0151-FCO40-187-Exports-of-cotton-textiles-to-Canada-1969 — Page 102

CONFIDENTIAL

2

(C)

CANADIAN MARKET FOR COTTON AND MAN-MADE FIBRE WOVEN FABRIC WORK, DRESS AND SPORT SHIRTS.

1966

U

CANADIAN SHIPMENTS

(1)

IMPORTS (2)

1,787 771

1967 1968 THOUSAND DOZEN

1,675 1,072

1969

1,500+ 1,275+ affrox correct if

1,4464

Table II.

100% AMF excluded.

TOTAL MARKET

2,558 2,742

2,996

+ ESTIMATED

SOURCE: (1) DBS QUARTERLY GARMENTS SHIPMENTS SURVEY

MACPHERSON

(2) DBS IMPORTS BY COMMODITIES CLASSES 783-41 TO 43. COMMENT: IN DISCUSSION I SUGGESTED THAT THE 1969 SHIPMENT FIGURE IMPLIED AN IMPORT FORECAST OF SOME 1,800 THOUSAND DOZ. SAID THAT THE SHIPMENTS WERE THE EXPECTATIONS OF CANADIAN MANUFACT- URERS BASED ON THE ORDER SITUATION AND MIGHT BE TOO LOW. WHOLE SITUATION WAS COMPLICATED BECAUSE IT WAS BELIEVED THAT THERE WAS A HEAVY STOCK CARRY-OVER FROM 1968.

THE

(D)

CANADA'S IMPORTS OF WOVEN SHIRTS OTHER THAN COTTON AND POLYESTER/COTTON (EXCLUDING WOOL).

JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1968

DOZENS

POLYESTER/POLYNOSIC

HONG KONG

40,917-

JAPAN

1,113

42,027

RAYON/COTTON

HONG KONG

2,517

JAPAN

9,110

TAIWAN

30,601-

42,228

RAYON MALAYSIA

HONG KONG

3,978 28,343 -

/JAPAN

CONFIDENTIAL