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Commodity Pattern

1969 total value $2,679 million

Appendix XX

(Chapter 4: Industry and Trade)

Re-exports

Principal Markets

1969 total value $2,679 million

285

% of all re-exports in

By country

% of all re-exports in

1969

1969

By Commonwealth Countries and Continent

% of all re-exports in

1969

Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material Chemicals

Miscellaneous manufactured articles

Food and live animals

Machinery and transport equipment

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels

42%

16%

13%

Japan Singapore Indonesia

19%

Commonwealth Countries

25%

12%

Asia

**

67%

11%

Western Europe (including

11%

USA

8%

United Kingdom)

10%

9%

Taiwan

5%

North America

9%

6%

Republic of Vietnam

4%

Africa

5%

Belgium and Luxembourg

4%

% increase

1969

$ million

1968

$ million

or decrease

1969

1968

% increase

or decrease

$ million

$ million

Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material

1,122

909

+ 24%

Japan

503

352

+ 43%

Non-metallic mineral manufactures

608

387

+ 57%

Non-metallic mineral manufactures

183

120

+ 53%

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof

403

417

3%

Medicinal and pharmaceutical products

87

75

+ 16%

29

22

+ 29%

Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.

48

27

+ 75%

Non-ferrous metals...

27

41

33%

Manufactures of metal, n.e.s.

23

18

+ 29%

Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof Crude animal and vegetable materials

36

19

+ 86%

23

17

+ 36%

Iron and steel

16

11

+ 55%

Fruit and vegetables

20

15

+ 35%

Chemicals

420

362

+ 16%

Singapore

318

231

+ 38%

Medicinal and pharmaceutical products

210

176

+ 19%

Scientific and controlling instruments, photographic

Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials

59

56

+ 6%

and optical goods, watches and clocks

Chemical elements and compounds

38

40

-

5%

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles

Explosives and pyrotechnic products

35

31

+ 13%

Fruit and vegetables

41

Chemical materials and products...

29

18

+ 55%

Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.

Essential oil and perfume materials

26

20

+ 29%

Electrical machinery

Plastic materials, regenerated cellulose and artificial resins

23

21

+ 11%

Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof

837853

69

50

+ 39%

64

42

+ 51%

31

+ 32%

27

17

+ 60%

17

4

+291%

15

3

+421%

Miscellaneous manufactured articles ...

353

272

+ 30%

Indonesia

288

336

14%

Scientific and controlling instruments, photographic and

optical goods, watches and clocks

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles

114

183

38%

148

114

+ 29%

Non-electric machinery

21

7

+199%

Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.

140

92

+ 52%

Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof

17

12

+ 42%

Clothing

47

42

+ 10%

Transport equipment

15

15

+ 1%

Medicinal and pharmaceutical products..

12

8

+ 57%

Food and live animals

308

236

+ 30%

Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof

103

59

+ 73%

USA

209

137

...

+ 53%

Fruit and vegetables

95

75

+ 27%

Fish and fish preparations...

34

22

+ 54%

Non-metallic mineral manufactures Explosives and pyrotechnic products

165

104

+ 59%

18

14

+ 28%

Cereals and cereal preparations

26

31

16%

Sugar, sugar preparations and honey

22

17

+ 36%

Machinery and transport equipment

239

143

+ 67%

Electrical machinery

114

41

+175%

Non-electric machinery

98

76

+ 29%

Taiwan

Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles Crude animal and vegetable materials

Republic of Vietnam

125

19

13

12

101

Transport equipment

27

26

+ 4%

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels

157

143

+ 10%

Medicinal and pharmaceutical products .. Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles Non-electric machinery

27

11

10

Crude animal and vegetable materials Oil-seeds, oil nuts and oil kernels Textile fibres

102

95

+ 6%

16

17

5%

12

7

+ 75%

Belgium and Luxembourg

Non-metallic mineral manufactures

103

100

O THE NO

2922 E 28

100

18

+ 24%

+ 2%

6

+107%

13

-

10%

66

+ 53%

14

+ 93%

10

+ 7%

6

+ 71%

62

60

+ 65% + 65%

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