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PRODUCTION

working, is approximately 9,000,000 yards a month, a substantial quantity being used in the local made-up garments industry. Exports are fairly considerable, exceeding 17,000,000 square yards in 1952 and valued at £1,630,000. The main markets include Indonesia, Formosa, Philippines, Malaya, and the United King- dom.

There are about 200 knitting mills manufacturing a wide range of made-up garments, principally of the T-shirt and sleeve vest variety. The main markets for cotton singlets are Indonesia, Malaya and Thailand and during 1952 a total of 4,845,688 dozens, valued at nearly £6,000,000, were exported; while for shirts a total of 1,086,574 dozens valued at over £3,000,000 were shipped to such markets as Indonesia, British Africa and Malaya.

Footwear

Rubber shoes and boots are the main items of foot- wear manufactured and nearly 60 factories employing 8,000 workers are involved. Exports are seasonal and at times restricted by import controls but the United Kingdom is by far the most important market, since imports into that country are on open general licence. Total exports during 1952 were 417,463 dozen pairs valued at approximately £1,100,000.

Enamelware

There are 16 factories operating 64 muffle furnaces and employing over 3,500 workers engaged in the manufacture of enamelled household utensils. Despite the severe Japanese competition in 1952, the exports of local enamelware were valued at nearly £3,000,000. The main markets were Indonesia, Thailand, British Africa, Malaya, Burma, Formosa and Pakistan.

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