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Appendix XVIII

(Chapter 4: Industry and Trade)

Imports: Principal Sources

1965 total value $8,965 million

301

By country

% of total imports in 1965

By British Commonwealth and Continent

% of total

imports in

1965

China

26%

British Commonwealth..

21%

Japan

17%

Asia

56%

USA

11%

Western Europe (including

United Kingdom)

22%

United Kingdom

11%

North America

12%

Federal Republic of Germany... 3%

SZ

1965

1964

% increase

or decrease

$ million

$ million

China

10

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles

Live animals, chiefly for food

Fruits and vegetables

Clothing

Non-metallic mineral manufactures

Fish and fish preparations...

Cereals and cereal preparations

Meat and meat preparations

Dairy products and eggs

Japan ...

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles

Iron and steel

2,322

1,970

+ 18%

420

402

+ 4%

392

308

---

+ 28%

205

159

-

+ 29%

139

87

-

+ 61%

130

94

+ 39%

116

107

11

**

+ 9%

108

118

8%

107

80

+ 34%

99

94

:

E

+ 5%

1,551

1,549

+ 0.1%

472

541

13%

165

153

+ 8%

Electric machinery

157

155

+ 1%

Non-electric machinery

102

91

+ 12%

Non-metallic mineral manufactures

67

73

9%

Plastic materials, regenerated cellulose and artificial

resins

65

46

+ 42%

Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof

61

58

+ 7%

!

USA

994

983

+ 1%

Textile fibres

115

109

+ 5%

Tobacco and tobacco manufactures

92

85

+ 9%

Electric machinery .......

88

36

-

+143%

Electric machinery

Non-electric machinery

Fruits and vegetables

Medicinal and pharmaceutical products

Non-metallic mineral manufactures

United Kingdom

Non-electric machinery

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles

Transport equipment

Federal Republic of Germany

Non-electric machinery

Transport equipment

Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials Electric machinery...

86

98

12%

73

75

3%

66

35

+ 88%

66

49

+ 33%

962

838

J

+ 15%

186

153

++

+ 22%

139

82

...

+

+ 69%

107

115

8%

97

90

+ 8%

:

276

:

+

25323

247

+ 12%

48

+ 6%

19

+ 32%

17

22

+ 31%

+ 5%

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