TNAG-0584-FCO40-717-Trade-relations-between-UK-and-Hong-Kong-(other-than-EEC)-1976 — Page 52

U.K. THPORT OF WOVEN & KNIT SHIRTS OF ALL FIBRES DURING JAN 25

(BY MAJOR SUPPLI=RS)

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JULY 76

Unit: DOZEN

TABLE 4 (UCMPARISON)

January

-

July

Supplier

1975

1975 (a)

1976

(b)

Hong Kong

3,555,980

2,133,966

(57.78)

(56.95)

1,836,160 (43.33)

(b) - (a) 9%

(a)

- 14.2

Portugal

646,702

427,515

532,122

24.5

(10.51)

(11.38)

(12.56)

S. Korea

432,294

249,306

(7.02)

(6.64)

171,901 ( 4.06)

- 31.0

Taiwan

330,168

283,074

98,637

· 65.2

(5.36)

( 7.54)

( 2.33)

India

253,269

204,086

(4.12)

(5.43)

565,019 (13.33)

176.8

Romania

123,878

69,505

( 2.01)

(1.85)

130,784 (3:09)

88.2

Macao

87,993

( 1.43)

18,768 (0.50)

136,069 (3.21)

625.0

Italy

85,161

41,528

( 1.38)

( 1.11)

34,556 ( 0.82)

16.8

Irish Republic

80,133 (1.30)

46,327

46,276

0.1

( 1.23)

( 1.09)

Singapore

€4,490 ( 1.05)

25,884 ( 0.69)

72,378 (1.71)

179.6

Pakistan

63,540 ( 1.03)

33.127 ( 0.88)

150,351 (3.55)

353.9

Poland

49,758 ( 0.80)

43,988

( 1.17)

74,651 ( 1.76)

69.7

France

40,664

( 0.63)

27,523 ( 0.73)

13,985 ( 0.33)

- 49.2

U.S.A.

32,062

16,482

69,221

319.9

(0.52)

( 0.44)

( 1.63)

Israel

32,044

(0.52)

21,396 ( 0.57)

33.732 (-0.80)

57.6

Norway

17,140

7,871

2,859

63.7

( 0.28)

( 0.20)

( 0.07)

Malaysia

17,066 ( 0.28)

6,574

9,954

51.4

( 0.18)

( 0.23)

China

14.431 ( 0.23)

8.566 ( 0.23)

49,716

480.4

( 1.17)

Austria

14,427 (0.23)

12,156 ( 0.32)

861

- 92.9

( 0.02)

Belgium Luxembourg

10,810

( 0.18)

7,510 ( 0.20)

1,341 (0.03)

82.1

Thailand

1,918 (0.03)

788

( 0.02)

38,694 ( 0.91)

4810.4

Philippines

846 ( 0.01)

NIL

30,289 ( 0.72)

Others

199,791 (3.25)

65,203 (1.74)

137,870 ( 3.25)

111.4

All Countries

6,154,569

( 100)

3,756,143

(100)

4,237,426

(100)

12.8

Source: H M Customs & Excise Statistical Office

Note:

Figures in parenthesis are percentage expressed in terms of the total (i.e. all countries) in that column.