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U.K. IMFORT OF WOVEN SHIRTS OF ALL FIBRES DURING JAN 25

(BY MAJOR SUPPLIERS)

JULY 76

Unit: DOZEN

TABLE 5

(COMPARISON)

January

July

Supplier

1975,

1975

(a)

1976 (b)

(b) (a) %

(a)

Hong Kong

2,511,435 (67.31)

1,380,457

1,281,590

7.2

(66.29)

(53.12)

S. Korea

296,660

153,312

115,205

24.8

( 7.95)

(7.36)

(4.78)

India

241,743

194,395

506.550

160.6

( 6.47)

( 9.34)

(21.00)

Portugal

133,252

88,559

62,163

29.8

(3.57)

(4.25)

( 2.58)

Taiwan

132,944

72,186

32,694

- 54.7

(3.56)

( 3.47)

(1.36)

Macao

73,612

18,619

(1.97)

( 0.89)

81,548 (3.37)

337.9

Irish Republic

69,836

38,927

40,769

4.7

( 1.87)

(1.87)

( 1.72)

Singapore

55,830

19,956

36,972

85.3

( 1.5 )

( 0.96)

(1.53)

Fakistan

21,807 ( 0.58)

9,654

53,292

452.0

( 0.46)

(2.21)

U.S.A.

20,003 (0.54)

15,103

18,888

25.1

(0.73)

( 0.78)

Romania

15,996 ( 0.46)

6,752

( 0.32)

20,491 (0.85)

203.5

Malaysia

15,520 ( 0.42)

5,028 ( 0.24)

6,137

22.1

( 0.25)

France

15,376 ( 0.41)

9,123 ( 0.44)

9,114

0.09

( 0.38)

Italy

15,212 ( 0.41)

7,205 (0.35)

18,331

154.4

( 0.75)

China

13,751

7,886

(0.37)

( 0.38)

43,894 (2.02)

520.0

Norway

13,382 ( 0.36)

5,781 ( 0.28)

1,536 ( 0.06)

-73.4

Poland

4,406 (0.12)

NIL

16,146 ( 0.67)

Others

79,539 (2.13)

49,452 (2.37)

61,971 ( 2.57)

25.3

All Countries

3,731,204

(100)

2,082,415

(100)

2,412.291

(100)

15.8

Note:

Source: H.M. Customs & Excise Statistical Office

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