HC Deb 05 April 1954 vol 526 c10W
Lieut.-Colonel Bromley Davenport

asked the President of the Board of Trade to give statistics of cotton manufactures imported into this country from Hong Kong during each of the past six months; and how these imports compare with those for similar periods in 1951.

Mr. P. Thorneycroft

The information is as follows:

IMPORTS FROM HONG KONG OF COTTON MANUFACTURES*
— 1951 1953
£ £
July … 575,604 40,241
August … 486,065 31,222
September … 471,112 63,531
October … 355,056 57,740
November … 165,264 74,929
December … 76,254 87,802
*Including clothing.

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