§ Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu,pursuant to his Answer [OFFICIAL REPORT, 22nd January, 1968; Vol. 757, c. 35], circulated the following information:
Imports of cotton yarn in the first eleven months of 1967 were 37 million 168W 1b. Retained imports of cotton cloth, including the estimated cloth content of cotton made-up textiles amounted to 623 million sq. yds. in the first ten months of 1967, of which 379 million sq. yds. came from Hong Kong, India and the global quota countries.
It is not possible to calculate domestic consumption precisely, as, for example, full information is not available about changes in stocks; but since 1962 imports of cotton yarn have represented the following percentages of estimated consumption:
and retained imports of cotton cloth and made-up textiles have supplied the following percentages of estimated consumption of cotton cloth:
1962 … … 6 1963 … … 7 1964 … … 8 1965 … … 6 1966 … … 7 1967 (11 months) … … 10
Hong Kong, India and global quota countries Other countries All countries 1962 27 12 39 1963 28 12 40 1964 31 12 43 1965 25 13 38 1966 28 15 43 1967 (10) months) 29 19 48