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By country

Appendix XVIII

(Chapter 4: Industry and Trade)

Imports: Principal Sources.

1966 total value $10,097 million

% of total imports in 1966

311

By British Commonwealth and Continent

% of total imports in

1966

China Japan

+

27%

British Commonwealth...

19%

18%

Asia

58%

USA

11%

Western Europe (including

United Kingdom)

21%

United Kingdom

10%

North America

12%

Federal Republic of Germany...

3%

Thailand..

3%

++

1966

$ million

1965

$ million

% increase

or decrease

China

2,769

2,322

+ 19%

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles

615

...

420

+ 46%

Live animals, chiefly for food

419

392

7%

Fruits and vegetables

223

205

Non-metallic mineral manufactures

136

130

jl

Meat and meat preparations

127

107

Cereals and cereal preparations

125

108

5

19% 166%

Fish and fish preparations..

124

116

7

Animal and vegetable crude materials, inedible Dairy products and eggs

116

94

+23

106

99

7%

Japan

1,839

1,551

+19%

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles

671

472

+ 42%

Electric machinery

212

157

+ 36%

Plastic materials, regenerated cellulose and artificial

resins

105

65

+ 62%

Iron and steel

97

+

165

41%

Scientific and controlling instruments, photographic and

optical goods, watches and clocks

90

56

+ 61%

Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.

81

61

+ 33%

USA

Non-electric machinery

Electric machinery

76

102

―

26%

+

+

1,090

994

189

88

Non-metallic mineral manufactures

113

66

Textile fibres

85

115

Tobacco and tobacco manufactures

85

92

Non-electric machinery

79

86

Fruits and vegetables

78

73

Medicinal and pharmaceutical products

64

66

]+[]]+++

+ 10%

+115% + 72%

26

United Kingdom

1,011

962

+ 5%

Electric machinery

228

186

+ 23%

Non-electric machinery

133

139

4%

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles

107

107

Nil

Transport equipment

85

97

12%

Federal Republic of Germany.

269

276

2%

Non-electric machinery

36

51

29

0

Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials

31

23

+37

37%

Electric machinery ...

24

23

+4

Chemical elements and compounds

23

20

12

Scientific and controlling instruments, photographic and

optical goods, watches and clocks

21

21

I

2%

Thailand

267

239

+ 12%

Cereals and cereal preparations Live animals, chiefly for food

201

168

26

27

+ 19%

4

0