asked the Taoiseach if he will give a list of the actual consumer goods this country is importing from Czechoslovakia and Eastern Germany.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Imports from Czechoslovakia and Eastern Germany.
I propose in reply to the Deputy's Question, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing particulars of imports originating in Czechoslovakia and Eastern Germany in the year 1960.
Following is the statement:
IMPORTS of goods from Czechoslovakia and Eastern Germany in the year 1960.
Article and Country of origin |
Unit of Quantity |
Quantity |
Value |
£ |
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CZECHOSLOVAKIA |
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Sugar confectionery |
cwt. |
78 |
645 |
Alcoholic beverages |
value |
118 |
|
Glass and glassware: |
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Sheet unworked |
cwt. |
4,328 |
6,414 |
Plate |
,, |
121 |
375 |
Reinforced (wired) |
,, |
85 |
144 |
Rolled or obscured |
,, |
1,653 |
2,140 |
Glass, n.e.s. |
,, |
333 |
758 |
Domestic or household: |
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Drinking glasses |
,, |
23 |
524 |
Other |
,, |
337 |
2,757 |
Glassware, n.e.s. |
,, |
122 |
3,010 |
Clay construction materials (including ceramic): |
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Tiles, glazed |
,, |
548 |
1,395 |
,, unglazed |
,, |
179 |
419 |
Other |
,, |
80 |
533 |
Iron and steel: |
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Bars and sections not fabricated: |
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Girders and joists |
ton |
14 |
574 |
Channels |
,, |
15 |
584 |
Domestic hollow-ware, tin plate or tinned plate |
cwt. |
17 |
216 |
Containers for transport and storage, tin plate or tinned |
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plate |
cwt. |
10 |
168 |
Other, n.e.s. |
value |
225 |
|
Non-ferrous metals: |
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Religious articles |
cwt. |
1 |
274 |
Other manufactures |
value |
106 |
|
Imitation jewellery: |
|||
Necklaces |
No. |
27,987 |
2,704 |
Other |
value |
7,421 |
|
Cameras, complete |
No. |
40 |
241 |
Photographic apparatus and appliances, n.e.s. |
value |
474 |
|
Projectors (cinematographic) complete |
No. |
8 |
744 |
Surgical, medical, etc., instruments, etc. |
value |
1,527 |
|
Cinematographic films, sound |
lin. ft. |
19,301 |
392 |
Implements and tools and parts |
value |
209 |
|
Needles and pins |
lb. |
3,100 |
490 |
Household utensils (excluding hollow-ware), n.e.s. |
cwt. |
36 |
496 |
Office machines, including typewriters and cash registers |
No. |
5 |
122 |
Machine tools for working metals |
cwt. |
393 |
7,912 |
Mechanical handling equipment, complete |
,, |
30 |
236 |
Concrete mixers, complete |
,, |
211 |
2,238 |
Excavating, mining, peat harvesting and road construction machinery, n.e.s. |
,, |
645 |
7,278 |
Domestic electric washing machines |
No. |
100 |
1,325 |
Sewing machines, complete |
,, |
7 |
175 |
Plastic and rubber working machinery |
,, |
260 |
11,365 |
Ball bearings and roller bearings |
,, |
— |
132 |
Electric motors, complete |
,, |
30 |
475 |
Electrical goods and apparatus: |
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Apparatus (excluding radio) for telephony and telegraphy |
value |
179 |
|
Appliances for vehicles, aircraft, ships and cycles |
,, |
672 |
|
Apparatus for medical and radiological purposes |
,, |
143 |
|
Other machinery and electrical goods and apparatus |
,, |
333 |
|
Road motor vehicles: |
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Motor cycle, etc. parts |
value |
1,851 |
|
Bodies (coach work) aggregates |
No. |
456 |
21,984 |
Chassis aggregates: |
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Motor cycles and tricycles |
,, |
825 |
41,294 |
Passenger cars (excluding omnibuses) |
,, |
456 |
64,980 |
Parts, n.e.s. |
value |
2,184 |
|
Parts of internal combustion, diesel and semi-diesel engines for vehicles |
,, |
2,255 |
|
Parts of bicycles and cycles |
,, |
601 |
|
Logs for sawing, conifer |
std. |
25 |
5,756 |
Lumber, sawn planed or dressed: |
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Conifer deals, battens, scantlings, and boards |
,, |
1,986 |
146,107 |
Non-conifer |
cub. ft. |
11,263 |
7,181 |
Domestic woodware |
value |
294 |
|
Tool handles |
doz. |
600 |
115 |
Stands, display and hangers |
value |
470 |
|
Wood manufacturers, n.e.s. |
,, |
4,362 |
|
Sheep's and lambs' wool, merino, shorn, cleaned, etc. |
cental |
300 |
6,929 |
Woven fabrics: |
|||
Cotton: |
|||
Shirting and pyjamas cloth |
sq. yd. |
16,854 |
1,969 |
Corduroy |
,, |
1,878 |
406 |
Dress cloth |
,, |
32,242 |
2,758 |
Flannelette and wincyette |
,, |
59,063 |
4,488 |
Gauze and muslins |
,, |
150,000 |
2,212 |
Handkerchief cloth |
,, |
54,789 |
4,256 |
Other |
,, |
40,010 |
2,645 |
Union in which cotton predominates, furnishing fabrics |
,, |
4,621 |
1,041 |
Union in which wool predominates |
,, |
796 |
443 |
Rayon, continuous filament: |
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Dress materials |
,, |
28,856 |
1,826 |
Furnishing fabrics |
,, |
195,795 |
13,328 |
Special products of textile materials and of related materials |
value |
125 |
|
Textiles, n.e.s. |
,, |
111 |
|
Boots, rubber and rubber proofed |
doz. prs. |
419 |
3,586 |
Rubber floor coverings |
cwt. |
20 |
138 |
,, gloves |
,, |
7 |
182 |
Paper and cardboard: |
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Newsprint |
,, |
982 |
2,558 |
White folding box board |
,, |
1,009 |
3,561 |
Tissue |
,, |
198 |
975 |
Greaseproof including imitation greaseproof |
,, |
1,078 |
5,690 |
Artificial sausage casings |
,, |
7 |
587 |
Synthetic plastic materials in sheets or rolls |
,, |
49 |
1,946 |
Appliances and fittings for sanitary, plumbing etc. purposes: |
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Ceramic materials: |
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Sinks |
,, |
1,609 |
4,765 |
Wash basins |
,, |
478 |
1,405 |
Closets, water |
,, |
591 |
2,579 |
Lighting fixtures and fittings: |
|||
Illuminating glassware |
,, |
90 |
1,674 |
Lamp shades and parts, n.e.s. |
value |
240 |
|
Electric light fittings (excluding lamps, tubes and insulators) |
,, |
125 |
|
Furniture and fixtures, n.e.s. |
,, |
564 |
|
Fibre and soft-top cases (including hat-boxes) |
cwt. |
41 |
274 |
Musical instruments: |
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Complete |
No. |
1,087 |
1,676 |
Parts and accessories |
value |
281 |
|
Printed matter, n.e.s. |
cwt. |
2 |
122 |
Artificial flowers, etc. |
value |
1,890 |
|
Buttons and button blanks |
gross |
5,587 |
786 |
Table and other household and fancy articles of plastics |
cwt. |
5 |
174 |
Parts of brushes, brooms and mops |
value |
2,161 |
|
Articles of basketware or wickerwork |
,, |
571 |
|
Sports goods: |
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Fishing tackle |
,, |
602 |
|
Other |
,, |
104 |
|
Toys and games: |
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Metal, non-mechanical |
doz. |
724 |
638 |
Plastic |
value |
608 |
|
Wooden |
,, |
937 |
|
Rubber |
No. |
78,621 |
3,465 |
Other |
value |
469 |
|
Pipes for smoking, wood |
,, |
205 |
|
Miscellaneous articles, n.e.s. |
,, |
3,909 |
|
TOTAL |
,, |
460,080 |
Article and Country of origin |
Unit of Quantity |
Quantity |
Value |
£ |
|||
GERMANY, EASTERN |
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Glassware: |
|||
Domestic or household |
cwt. |
24 |
287 |
Other |
,, |
24 |
277 |
Tiles, glazed |
,, |
187 |
469 |
Optical instruments and appliances |
value |
369 |
|
Cameras, complete |
No. |
219 |
1,751 |
Photographic apparatus and appliances |
value |
164 |
|
Hosiery and knitting machinery, complete |
cwt. |
4 |
122 |
Electrical apparatus and appliances |
value |
2,218 |
|
Parts of bicycles and cycles |
,, |
234 |
|
Boxes, cases and crates, wood, complete |
cwt. |
20 |
137 |
Woven fabrics: |
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Union, in which wool predominates |
sq. yd. |
2,007 |
519 |
Rayon, dress materials |
,, |
3,081 |
470 |
Tulle, lace and lace fabrics of all fibres, furnishings |
value |
2,303 |
|
Women's full-length stockings, nylon |
doz. prs. |
2,250 |
1,856 |
Other stockings and hose, nylon |
,, |
2,350 |
1,888 |
Mineral jelly and waxes (including paraffin wax) |
cwt. |
102 |
310 |
Muriate of potash |
ton |
33,287 |
476,629 |
Other potassic fertilisers |
,, |
465 |
7,943 |
Magnesium compounds |
cwt. |
200 |
149 |
Weed killers |
,, |
810 |
1,869 |
Rye grass seed |
,, |
1,212 |
7,510 |
Electric light fittings (excluding lamps, tubes and insulators) |
value |
356 |
|
Musical instruments, complete: |
|||
Wind |
No. |
11,539 |
1,304 |
Other |
,, |
923 |
896 |
Sports goods |
value |
147 |
|
Toys and games: |
|||
Wooden |
,, |
100 |
|
Other |
,, |
108 |
|
Miscellaneous articles, n.e.s. |
,, |
506 |
|
TOTAL |
,, |
510,891 |