asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the total value of knitting yarns and of knitted fabrics imported in 1947, 1948 and in the first quarter of the present year.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Imports of Knitted Goods.
I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the desired information in so far as it is available. Knitting yarns are not distinguished as such in the import statistics.
Following is the statement referred to:—
IRELAND.
Imports of Yarns and of Knitted Fabrics in the years 1947 and 1948 and January-March, 1949.
|
Yarns |
1947 |
1948 |
January -March, 1949 |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Cotton yarn and manufactures— |
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|
Ply-yarn |
260,443 |
321,592 |
79,829 |
|
Single yarn in ball form |
3,774 |
5,754 |
2,311 |
|
Other yarn |
1,107,392 |
492,518 |
176,651 |
|
Linen yarn and manufactures— |
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|
Single yarn in ball form |
7,130 |
1,221 |
— |
|
Ply-yarn |
6,567 |
8,187 |
913 |
|
Other yarn |
237,880 |
185,436 |
46,586 |
|
Woollen and worsted yarns and manufactures— |
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|
Yarns, wholly or partly of wool or wholly or partly of hair— |
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|
Woollen on bobbins and the like |
314,227 |
288,275 |
57,508 |
|
Worsted on bobbins and the like |
188,219 |
296,611 |
79,873 |
|
Woollen not on bobbins and the like |
343,806 |
371,422 |
88,880 |
|
Worsted not on bobbins and the like |
148,552 |
118,352 |
50,357 |
|
Hair |
2,785 |
9,798 |
2,037 |
|
Artificial silk yarn |
345,079 |
184,945 |
34,873 |
|
Yarns of silk mixed with artificial silk |
— |
27,600 |
19,524 |
|
Coir yarn |
45,054 |
19,152 |
3,102 |
|
Hemp ply yarn |
4,121 |
3,920 |
— |
|
Hemp single yarn in ball form |
351 |
1,365 |
— |
|
Other hemp yarn not liable to duty |
16,689 |
4,010 |
1,868 |
|
Jute yarn undyed |
129 |
8,678 |
7,915 |
|
Jute yarn dyed |
— |
3,317 |
— |
|
Silk yarn and thrown silk |
103,489 |
81,461 |
38,999 |
|
Knitted Fabrics |
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|
Silk knitted fabric in the piece |
1,423 |
47 |
481 |
|
Cotton knitted fabric in the piece |
45,193 |
17,762 |
6,983 |
|
Woollen knitted fabric in the piece |
11,700 |
34,381 |
19,665 |
|
Artificial silk knitted fabric in the piece |
69,913 |
116,167 |
30,153 |
|
Other knitted fabric in the piece |
6,809 |
437 |
3,730 |