HC Deb 15 November 1955 vol 546 c16W
58. Mr. Peyton

asked the President of the Board of Trade the numbers of gloves, leather knitted and fabric, imported into the United Kingdom during the first nine months of 1955 and the comparable figures for the years 1952, 1953 and 1954.

Mr. Low

The following is the Answer:

IMPORTS OF GLOVES INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM
Thousand Doz. Pairs
— Jan.-Sept., 1952 Jan.-Sept., 1953 Jan.-Sept., 1954 Jan.-Sept., 1955
Leather … 15 26 30 39
Fabric … 19 37 177 654
Other … 215 220 527 691
Total … 249 283 734 1,384