§ Mr. Duffyasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) what was the value of British wool textile exports to the United States of America in 1963 and 1964; and what information he has from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development as to how they compare with Japanese wool textile exports to the United States of America in the same years;
(2) what was the value of British wool textile exports to the Common Market in 1963 and 1964; and what information he has from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development as to how they compare with Japanese wool textile exports to the Common Market in the same years;
(3) what was the value of British wool textile exports to Commonwealth markets in 1963 and 1964; and what information he has from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development as to how they compare with Japanese wool textile exports to Commonwealth markets, in the same years;
(4) what was the value of British wool textile exports to members of the European Free Trade Association in 1963 and 251W 1964; and what information he has from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development as to how they compare with Japanese wool textile exports to members of the European Free Trade Association in the same years.
§ Mr. RedheadThe most reliable basis for comparing sales of woollen textiles
£'000 Imports into Commodity U.S.A. E.E.C. Austria Denmark Norway Portugal Sweden Switzerland Wool tops from United Kingdom 1963 … 425 3,526 … 1,212 688 107 2,525 534 1963 (Jan.-June) … 397* 1,352 … 663 328 70 1,296 251 1964 (Jan.-June) … 192* 1,320 … 547 460 … 1,526 367 from Japan 1963 … 41 985 … 5 .. .. .. 450 1963 (Jan.-June) … 41* 382 … .. .. .. .. 183 1964 (Jan.-June) … NIL* 715 … .. .. … .. 402 Woollen and worsted fabrics from United Kingdom 1963 … 7,686 16,264 1, 156 1,833 709 215 2,525 1,278 1963 (Jan.-June) … 6,752* 7,777 575 915 350 139 1,168 611 1964 (Jan.-June) … 6,455* 8,929 603 1,179 437 146 1,368 838 from Japan 1963 … 15,061 242 .. 51 4 .. 5 36 1963 (Jan.-June) … 12,949* 71 .. .. .. .. NIL .. 1964 (Jan.-June) … 13,927* 262 .. .. .. .. .. .. Yarn of wool and animal hair from United Kingdom 1963 … 591 6,442 626 1,727 625 .. 1,168 213 1963 (Jan.-June) … 449* 3,091 287 863 208 .. 656 76 1964 (Jan.-June) … 811* 3,331 464 1, 171 446 .. 521 132 from Japan 1963 … 2, 147 440 .. 106 11 .. 280 142 1963 (Jan.-June) … 1,884* 278 .. 54 .. .. 140 53 1964 (Jan.-June) … 1,383* 121 .. 38 .. .. 143 150 * January to October. … not available. .. not available—assumed nil or negligible. Source: United Nations Commodity Trade Statistics and National returns.
252Wfrom the United Kingdom and from Japan to the markets concerned is the statistics of imports into these markets. The figures are given for the year 1963 and latest period available for 1964 in the table below. For purposes of comparison the period of 1963 corresponding with 1964 has also been given.
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£'000 Imports into Commodity Finland Canada Hong Kong Cyprus Australia India Nigeria Wool tops from United Kingdom 1963 … 2,056 7,206 96 NIL NIL 4,207 NIL 1963 (Jan.-June) … 1,005 — — — — — — 1964 (Jan.-June) … … — — — — — — from Japan 1963 … .. NIL 260 NIL NIL 600 NIL 1963 (Jan.-June) … .. — — — — — — 1964 (Jan.-June) … … — — — — — — Woollen and worsted fabrics from United Kingdom 1963 … 560 6,795 3,236 908 1, 117 30 339 1963 (Jan.-June) … 277 — — — — — — 1964 (Jan.-June) … … — — — — — — from Japan 1963 … .. 1, 156 2,532 NIL NIL NIL 857 1963 (Jan.-June) … .. — — — — — — 1964 (Jan.-June) … … — — — — — — Yarn of wool and animal hair from United Kingdom 1963 … 189 2,323 409 94 535 1 75 1963 (Jan.-June) … 68 — — — — — — 1964 (Jan.-June) … … — — — — — — from Japan 1963 … .. 109 3,543 NIL 65 NIL NIL 1963 (Jan.-June) … .. — — — — — — 1964 (Jan.-June) … … — — — — — —