Cotton Yarn and Man-made Fibres

HC Deb 27 May 1957 vol 571 cc14-5W

Mr. H. Wilson

asked the President of the Board of Trade to state for each year from 1951 to 1956 the total production of single yarn, including waste yarn, double yarn, and man-made fibres, respectively.

Sir D. Eccles

Production of cotton yarn and production of man-made fibres in the United Kingdom was:

—	Single yarn (including waste yarn)	Doubled yarn	Man-made fibres* (continuous filament yarn and staple fibre)
		million 1b.	million lb.	million lb.
1951	…	967.7	273.8	384.0
1952	…	673.2	188.5	283.0
1953	…	792.0†	198.8†	419.3
1954	…	841.5	217.8	447.6
1955	…	747.3	200.4	472.5
1956	…	702.4	182.4	483.0
* Figures for 1955 and 1956 include all man-made fibres in commercial production. The figures for the earlier years are not available on a comparable basis and they relate to rayon and nylon only.
†53 weeks.