ENG-1949 — Page 220

Reference

No. of

Relevant

Table

Base

Monthly Average 1948

INDICES ON BASE

Monthly Average

1949

December

1949

*(x) Hats and Caps

(Foreign

Style)

Monthly Average, 1947 excess of exports ($103,639) over imports 100

$220,927

213.2

$238,565

230.2

$426,714

411.7

*(xi) Umbrellas

Monthly Average, 1947 excess of exports ($248,409) over imports 100

$490,341

197.4

$403,816

162.5

$283,869

114.2

*(i)-(xi) Totals

Monthly Average, 1947 excess of exports ($4,323,883) over imports 100

$5,727,058

131.9

$7,993,190

184.8

$7,414,536

171.4

233

Rice Received Under Allocation

Monthly Average, 1947 (6,774.70 met. tons) 100

9,164.39 met. tons 135.3

5,909.05

8,657.10

87.2

127.8

239

Imports of Cotton Piece Goods

240

Exports of Cotton Piece Goods

Monthly Average, 1947 (4,895,493 yards) 100

Monthly Average, 1947 (7,281,106 yards) 100

6,682,076 yds. 136.5

6,321,213 yds. 129.1

10,404,430 yds. 212.5

11,025,049 yds. 151.4

9,245,253 yds. 126.9

11,908,845 yds. 163.5

241

Imports of Rayon and Rayon Mixtures

Monthly Average, 1947 (149,621 yds.)

100

477,674 yds.

319.2

1,363,605 yds. 911.3

1,221,938 yds. 816.7

242

Imports of Cotton Yarn

Monthly Average, 1947

(990,268 lbs.)

100

2,520,010 lbs. 254.4

2,136,885 lbs.

215.8

5,589,305 lbs. 564.4

172

* Note:

These indices are not indices of production, but simply of the excess of exports over imports.