asked the Taoiseach if there are any statistics available on the number of leather school bags imported into the Republic each year; and, if so, if he will give details.
Written Answers. - Leather School Bags.
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The available statistics cover satchels and briefcases of leather or of composition leather. The following table gives details of the number of such items imported in each of the last three years.
|
Country |
1978 |
1979 |
1980* |
|
Germany FR. |
44 |
635 |
2,128 |
|
Italy |
98 |
315 |
1,142 |
|
Great Britain |
8,744 |
7,575 |
5,494 |
|
Eastern Germany |
9,878 |
6,110 |
6,340 |
|
Poland |
904 |
5,027 |
2,571 |
|
Czechoslovakia |
11,623 |
7,550 |
8,788 |
|
China |
3,845 |
5,615 |
11,649 |
|
HongKong |
167 |
5,813 |
565 |
|
Other Countries |
1,220 |
1,341 |
1,398 |
|
Total |
36,523 |
39,981 |
40,075 |
*Provisional