TNAG-0169-FCO40-205-Exports-of-textiles-to-United-Kingdom-1970 — Page 171

UK Shirt Consumption.

Man W.S. Carter

'000 dozen

1965

1966

1967

1968

Jan-June Jan-June

1963

1969

Woven Shirts

Production (1)

3,315

3.183

2.836

2.424

n.a.

n.a.

Imports.- Cotton

1,099

1,144

942

1.022

564

441

Other

28

42

125

107

57

81

Exports

117

127

124

161

79

103

Consumption

4,325

4,241

3.780

3391

na

n.a.

Imports as % of consumptio,

26.06

27.96

28-23

33.29

n.a.

na

Knitted Shirts

(1) These production figures are only estimates and have not been published.

J

All Shirts

Production (2) Imports

1.2.

n.a.

2,284

2,262

1,186

1,072

1,382

1,890

na.

1,221

n.a.

1.469

Production + Imports.

n.a.

n.a.

3,666

4,152

A.a.

n.a.

Imports as % of Prod. + Imps

na.

n.a.

37.69

45.52

A.a.

n.a.

(2) Includes returns made

by

Shirt Industry.

Production

A.a.

n.a.

5,120

4,636

1.a.

na.

Imports

2313

2,258

2449

3.019

1,842

1,991

Production & Imports

na.

n.q.

7569

7.705

n.a.

na

%

Imports an % of Pread & Imps.

n.a.

n.a.

32.35

39-18

A.a.

n.a