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Appendix 18

(Chapter 4: Industry and Trade)

Imports: Principal Sources

1970 total value $17,607 million

% of total imports in 1970

By country

Japan

China

USA

24% 16

United Kingdom...

130

Taiwan

9

Federal Republic of Germany

5

By Commonwealth Countries and Continent

Commonwealth Countries

Asia

Western Europe (including

United Kingdom) North America

% of total

imports in

1970

18%

54%

+

22%

1970

1969

14%

% increase or decrease

$ million

$ million

Japan

4,188

3.484

+ 20%

resins

Iron and steel

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles

Electrical machinery

+

Scientific and controlling instruments, photographic and

optical goods, watches and clocks

Non-electric machinery

Plastic materials, regenerated cellulose and artificial

Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.

Paper, paperboard and manufactures thereof

China

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles Live animals...

Fruit and vegetables

+

Meat and meat preparations

Fish and fish preparations...

Cereals and cereal preparations Clothing

Dairy products and eggs

Non-metallic mineral manufactures

1,411

1,309

+

415

415

347

283

254

153

228

191

+

224

132

217

173

178

132

2,830

2,700

486

431

394

388

*

303

268

190

178

173

165

140

147

130

99

+

128

117

104

90

Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s. Crude animal and vegetable materials

USA

102

175

100

87

2,317

2,002

Electrical machinery

493

472

Non-metallic mineral manufactures

Non-electric machinery

Fruit and vegetables

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles

256

265

243

160

+!++ +1+++↓++++++ ++++ ++

+22%

+ 67

+19

+ 699

+ -26

+-35%

5%

+ 13%

29

+ 31

10

15

42% + 15%

+16%

4

152

108

151

91

66

Medicinal and pharmaceutical products ... Tobacco and tobacco manufactures Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s.

118

90

31

***

109

100

9

96

65

United Kingdom

1,517

1,201

+ 26%

Electrical machinery

230

154

+49%

Transport equipment

181

133

+36

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles Non-electric machinery

174

155

+12

申甲字

162

87

+86

Non-metallic mineral manufactures

136

147

7%

Fruit and vegetables

Taiwan

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles

Electrical machinery

Iron and steel

Federal Republic of Germany...

Non-electric machinery

Textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles

Dyeing, tanning and colouring materials...

Electrical machinery

Transport equipment

Chemical elements and compounds

820

502

+ 63%

326

184

+ 78%

96

54

+ 77%

---

...

66

46

+45

58

15

+278%

657

544

+ 21%

125

***

104

+ 20%

75

65

+ 15

62

52

+ 20

62

57

56

40

40

46

46

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