GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIEFS ,'JŒ) TRADE CONFIDENTIAL

16 May 1960

PROBLEM OF MARKET DISRUPTION

Statistical Information Supplied by contracting parties

As mentioned in paragraph 5 of L/1164, certain contracting parties have included in their replies to the questionnaire, curtain statistical âaâSSBBB? dLoutx tiorr. Insofar as tt£«|Pnave not been fully incorporated in the secretariat paper, they are reproduced here for reference by contracting parties.

t

Information supplied by: Page

Australia 2

Ceylon 8

Norway 10/11

United States 15

MGT(60)32 English only/Anglais seulement

MGT{60}32 Page 2 AUSTRALIA

A. PRINTED COTTON PISCEGOODS

Prices (as at October 1957)

(a) Landed duty paid *WBESÎ3« Prices Japanese

textiles:

Screen Printed

(Per sq.yd.)

5/2d,

Roller Printed Satin

(Per sq.yd.)

(b) Identical textiles, Australian origin: 8/ld.

4/2d.

6/l£d.

.'fen;

Screen Printed Satin

(11 Colours) (Per. sq.yd.)

5/7d.

9/9^d.

Average price of Japanese printed cottons (landed duty paid) was 3/2d. to 5/9d. per sq. yd.

Average price for printed cottons of Australian origin was 5/3d. to 9/9d. per sq. yd.

Imports from other sources were quoted at about 7s. per sq. yd.

Imports (m.sq.yds.)

1954/55 1965/56 1956/57

July 1957 August 1957 September 1957 October 1957. November 1957 December 1957

Total for six months

Estimate of Imports

Japan

17,7 15.3 10c9

1.5 1.0 1.7 3.4 1.5 1.9

lleO

for Year ended

Other

45.8 34,3 27.6

4.6 4.0 2.8 2.7 1.7 1.6

17,4

30 June

Japan

Japan as Percent Total of Total

63 „ 5 20, 49 v 6 3r/c 38,5 28>

6.1 25% 5.0 20% 4,5 38% 6.1 56% 3.2 47% 3,5 54%

28.4 39%

1958 (m.sq.yds.)

Other Total Imports from 1 July 1957 to 31 January 1958, plus import licences outstanding

Expected imports 1 July 1957 to 30 June 1958

23

33

32

38

55

71

Expected imports from all sources at 71 m.sq.yds. for year ended 30 June 1958, compared with estimated annual demand of 60-70 m.sq.yds. in conjunction with expected increase (from 11 m. to 33 m. ) in low-priced imports from Japan indicated that the Australian industry would be seriously disrupted, if not eliminated entirely.

MGT(60)32 Page 3

Australian Production

Year ended 30 June

1955 1956 1957

m.sq.yds.

2.2 3.2 9.2

Demand Annual Australian demand 60 - 70 m.sq.yds. (estimated)

B. FOOTWEAR

Prices (as at August 1958)

Rubber soled Men's shoes -Australian (leather) Japanese (plastic)

llj" Rubber thong sandals -Australian Japanese

Mocassins -Australian Japanese

Maid's shoes -Australian (leather) Japanese (plastic)

Sandals -Australian (leather) Japanese (plastic)

40/- pair ex factory 12/4 pair c.i.f. Melbourne

See "sandals" below 13/6 pair retail

49/11 retail 10/6 wholesale

22/6 ex factory 13/5 landed duty paid

24/- ex factory 9/2 c.i.f.

Imports Prior to Sudden Influx and Market Disruption

(i) Rubber footwear ('000 pairs)

Japan

1955/56 0.4 1956/57 20.0 1957/58 306.0 1958/59 (3 months) 381.8

This is the important group of imports. Imports of more than 300,000 pairs from Japan in 1957/58 caused great concern to both the rubber and leather sections of the local industry.

Other

161.3 27.9 170.7 182.5

Total

161.7 47.9 476.7 564.3

Japan as Percent of total

-

42$ 72% 68%

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(ii) Leather footwear ('000 pairs)

Japan

1956/57 .2 1957/58 9.1 1958/59 (3 months) 7.5

(ill) Other footwear

Previous ... 1958/59 (3 months)52.2

Australian Production ('000 pairs)

Other

107.2 106.2 20.4'

Total

107.4 115.3 27.9

Japan as Percent of total

8% 37$

101.1 153.3 29%

(a) Prior to sudden influx of imports:

Boots &Sh7e7

Sandals Sllppers

R u b b e r Boots Shoes Goloshes

1954/55 1955/56 1956/57 1957/58

(b) During

July 1958 August September October November December

*

i

17,901 18,006 19,282 19,185

1,980 1,809 1,952 2,328

7,324 7,977 7,852 8,905

Not separately recorded

829 937

1,197 737

Not available for publication

currency of sudden influx:

•Root, s ShnfiS

Sandals

2,152 2; 267 2,433 2,486 2;i36 1,807

Slippers

724 1 767 < 723 I 692 1 638 1 517 \

Boots

Not

2,788 2,163 2,098 2,356

Shoes

*

108 101 /

Goloshes

available •

Total for 6 months 13,281 4,061

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C. MAN̂ tABE FIBRE PIBOEGOODS

)

Prices (as at August 1958)

(a) Rayon -Australian Japanese

(b) Torylono and Cotton -Austral ian Japanese

(c) Torylone Materials -Voile: Australian

Japanese Taffetas: Australian

Japanese Marquisettes: Australian

Japanese

Imports (in millions of sq,.yds.)

(a) All sources:

5/8 yd. ex factory 4/H5 yd. landed duty paid

10/5 yd. ox factory 7/4 yd. landod duty paid

10/6 yd. 5/6 yd. 10/6 yd. 7/2 yd. 7/3 por yd., 42" 7/3 por yd., 56»

Years

1955/56 1956/57 1957/58 1958/59 1959/60 (3 months to 30/9/59)

Furnishing fabrics (over 10% synthetic)

0.9 0.7 1.3 1.4

0.4

(b) Japanese Origin:

1955/56 1956/57 1957/58 1958/59 1959/60 (3 months to 30/9/59)

0.1 Negligible

0.1 0.3

0.1

Other fabrics (over 50%

synthetic)

30.7 19.3 20.6 17.2

5.3

1.8 1.5 4.2 5.8

2.2

Cotton/Syntheti c mixtures

(chiefly cotton)

10.7 9.2

12.4 10.5

3.2

0.2 0.1 0.7 2.3

0.9

Total

42,3 29.2 34.3 29.1

8.9

2.1 1.6 5.0 8.4

3.2

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Local Production (in millions of sq.yds.)

Year

1955/56 1956/57 1957/58 1958/59

July 1959 Aug. 1959 Sept,1959

Total for 3 months

Pure Rayon

15.7 22.7 21.3 16.4

1.4 1.3 1.6

4.3

Principally Rayon

N O T 1.6 1.7 1.1

0.1 0.1

-

0.2

Other Pure

Synthetics

Principally Other

synthetics

A V A I L A B L E 2.9 2.2 2,8

0.3 0.3 0.4

1.0

0.1 0.9 2.6

0.3 0,3 0.3

0.9

Total

27.4 26.1 22.9

2.5 2.3 2.3

7.1

By January 1960 the "total" rate of production in Australian industry had fallen to 18 million sq.yds. per annum.

D. ARTISTS' WATERCOLOURS IN TUBES

Prices (as at October 1958)

Origin

Japanese United Kingdom Australian

Wholesale prioes:

Japanese Brand "A" "B" "0"

Chinese Brand "D"

Imports (ÏA '000 f.o.b,):

Year • Japan

1954/55 1955/56 1956/57 1957/58 7.8

Gross

Wholesale Buying Price

27/6 72/-58/6 '

=

Other

58,2 60.0 44.4 74.7

of filled tubes

Wholesale Selling Price

V3 4/-3/-12/6

36/8 96/-78/-

-

per dozen It I!

ii IT

per gross

Total

58.2 60,0 44.4 82.5

Retail

72/-156/-132/-

Japan as percentage ôf total

10.6

Year Japan

1958

July 2.0 August 1.0 September 1.3 October November December

Total for 6 months

Other

2.0 7.0 10.7 3.3 1.0 2.0

10.6

Sales of Australian watercolours (£>A '000)

1954/55 1955/56 1956/57 1957/58

March/Dtocember 1958

April/June July/September

Total

4.0 8.0 12.0 6.5

15.2 8.1

53.9

36 42 60

. 73 37 (annual rate)

1957

Î14,022 KL3,956

1958

£4,867 i8,992

M3T(60)32 Page 7

Japan as percentage of total

50 12^ 11 51 6^ 25

20

-

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CEYLON

Values of import!

B.

Principal sources

Japan

China

India

A. IMPORTS FROM CHINa

3 other than rice from China in 1957/59:

1957

1958 •

1959 (11 months)

Rs (in millions)

7„'5

30.5

20.5

COTTON PIECEGOODS. PRINTED (C.I.F. PRICES)

Unit 1957

Rs.c.

Yard ... 0.80

... Yard ... 1.25

... Yard ... 1.27

1958 1959 (11 months]

Rs.c. Rs.c.

0.86 0.83

0.81 0.75

0.95 1.42

The volume of this commodity imported into Ceylon from the three sources «as as follows:

1957 1958 1959 (11 months) (million yards)

Principal sources

Japan ... 26.0 36.8 18.2

China ... - 3.1 6.0

India ... 0.9 1.7 1.4

C. DRY CELL BATTERIES. OTHER THiJJ WIRELESS ( C . I . F . PRICES)

Principal sources

Singapore

United Kingd

China

• ••

am

...

Unit

No.

No.

No.

1957

Rs.c.

0.27

0.26

0.17

1958

Rs.c.

0.37

0.24

0.15

1959 (11 months,

Rs.c.

0.31

0.25

0.16

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The volume of this commodity imported into Ceylon from the three sources was as follows:

Principal sources 1957 1958 1959 (11 months)

Singapore

United Kingdom

China

• • •

• • *

• • t

10.9

2.8

_

(million units)

11.8

2.9

1.9

8.2

1.6

1.1

D. ALUMINIUM FOIL (FOR PACKING CEYLON PRODUCE)

(i) Total Imports Volume (owts.) Value (Rs.000)

1954 ... 11,814- 2,715

1955 ... 7,134- 1,590

1956 ... 5,355 1,394

1957 •.. 7,4-10 2,096

1958 ... 8,129 1,953

(ii) Principal Suppliers - Volume (in owts.)

1954- 1955 1956 1957 1958

United Kingdom 8,103

Austria 2,001

Japan

(iii) Average Imported c.i.f. Price in 1958 - Rs,263.36 per owt,

Ex factory price ... " 266.94- " »

(iv) On the basis of 1958 import figures

c.i.f. prices of imports

2,380

3,433

294

2,045

850

1,680

2,481

232

3,306

2,262

203

4,939

from Japan ...

United Kingdom

Rs.219 per cwt.

» 235 " "

MGT(60)32 Page 10/11

NORWAY

(A) Review of Imports of Certain Textile Commodities in 1955, 1956 and 1957 from Western Europe and from Poland.

Stat. No.

652.02.29

652.02.49

653.05.28

653.05.23

656,04.15 -

841.04.40 '

84i.O5.4O

Commodity Specification

Yard goods, multicoloured, not printed, of cotton

Yard goods, bleached, of cotton

Yard goods, printed or coloured of rayon wool

Yard goods, multicoloured, not printed, of rayon wool

Tablecloths and sheets of cotton, linen

Underwear.and nightwear of woven cotton, linen

Outer clothing etc. of woven cotton, linen including shirts

Year

1955 1956 1957

1955 1956 1957

1955 1956

1957

1955 1956 1957

1955 1956 1957

1955 1956 1957

Imports from Western Eur op

Quantity kgs.

1,030,523 1,164,238 1,068,443

512,018 606,849 531,447

1,286,945 1,406,967

305,748

30,101 57,992 92,618

8,309 15,976 59 - 828

23,633 41,656 154,035

Value kr.

20,169,300 23,650,751 22,614,027

10,375,452 11,819,778 11,095,779

30,390,567 33,114,464

7,275,018

1,235,444-1,681,633 2,212,874

380,284 660,200

2,551,137

1,393,215 2,568,431 9,913,517

ie

Import price in kr. per kg.

19.57 20.31 21.17

20.26 19.48 20.88

23.61 23 «54

23.79

41.04 29.00 23.89

45.77 41.32 42.64

58.83 61,66 64.34

Imports from Poland

Quantity kgs.

19,505 43,947 24,281

56,082 107,830 33,732

8,883 2,466

26,445

-

21,212 58,659

62,488 55,380 53,075

2,298 1,305 16,377

Value

kr.

238,385 485,028 225,738

634,487 1,117,637 894;214

114,544 29,260

187,529

-

243,552 722,952

1,056,276 908,161 811,052

32,540 14,514 333,160

Import price in kr. per kg.

12.22 11.04 > 9.30

11.31 10,36 " 10.68

12.89 11.87

7.09

-

11.48 12.32 '

16.90 16.40 !

15.28

14.16 11.12 , • 20.34

(B) Review of Imports of Certain Textile Commodities in 1955, 1956 and 1957 from Western Europe and Czechoslovakia

Stat No, Commodity Specification Year Imports from Vie stern Europe Imports from Czechoslovakia

Quantity Value Import price kgs. kr. in krs. per kp.

Quantity

652.02.49 Yard goods of cotton bleached

652.02.29 Yard goods of cotton, multicoloured, not printed

653.05.28 Yard goods of rayon wool, printed or coloured

653,05.23 Yard goods of rayon wool, multicoloured, . . not printed

653,03.12 Huckaback and damask of linen or hemp

84i.O2.4O Knitted underwear and nightwear of cotton

841.03,40 Knitted outerwear of cotton

841.04,40 Underwear and nightwear of woven cotton, linen etc.

1955 1956 1957

1955 1956 1957

1955 1956

1957

1955 1956 1957

1955 1956 1957

1955 1956 1957

1955 1956 1957

512,018 606,849 531,44-7

1,030,528 1,164,288 1,068,443

1,286,945 1,406,967

305,748

6,906 8,524 12,542

144,709 148,602 134,799

196,847 213,296 232,672

8,309 15,976 59,828

10,375,452 11,819,778 11,095,779

20,169,300 23,650,751 22,614,027

30,390,567 33,114,464

7,275,018

268,255 305,287 410,520

3,957,071 4,226,240 3,948,905

7,491,336 8,457,594 9,337,200

380,284 660,200

2,551,137

20.26 19.48 20.88

19.57 20.31 21.17

23.61 23.54

23.79

38.84 35.81 32.73

27.35 28.44 29.29

38.05 39.65 40.13

45.77 41.32 42.64

kgs Value Import price krs. in kr. per kg.

11,535 278,006 59,259 840,905 87,350 1,118,792

32,281 127,095 129,723

4,198 4,501

9,386

3,965 11,611 14,457

12,223 41,854 77,973

5,482 15,403 23,526

44,335 54,245

148,585

622,807 1,680,683 1,932,512

56,102 60,977

113,782

91,955 237,053 283,789

205,279 548,088

1,127,458

110,415 277,076 452,403

860,064 1,069,540 3,005,925

24.10 14.19 12.81

19.29 13.22 14.90

13.36 13.55

12.12

23.19 20.42 19.63

16.79 13.10 14.46

20.14 17; 99 19,23

19.40 19.72 20.23

(.C) Review of Imports of Certain Textile Commodities in 1955, 1956 and .1957 from Western Europe to Hungary

MGT(60)32 Page 13

Stat. No. Commodity Specification Year Imports from Western Europe

Quantity Value Import price kgs. kr. in kr. per kg.

Imports fro» Hungary

Quantity * Value Import price kgs. kr. in kr. per kg..

652,02.29 Yard goods, multicoloured, not printed, of cotton . . 1955

1956 1957

653.05.28 Yard goods, printed or coloured of rayon wool 1955

1956 653.05.23 Yard goods, multicoloured, riot printed,

of rayon wool 1957

656,04.15 Tablecloths and sheets of cotton and linenl955 1956 1957

84I.02.4O Knitted underwear and nightwear of cotton 1955

1956 1957

84i.O4.40 Underwear and nightwear of woven cotton and linen 1955

1956 1957

84i.O5.4O Outerwear of woven cotton and linen 1955 1956 1957

1,030,528 1,164,238 1,068,443

1,286,945 1,406,967

305,748

30,101 57,992 92,618

144,709 148,602 134,799

8,309 15,976 59,328

23,683 41,656

154,058

20,169,300 23,650,751 22,614,027

30,390,567 33,114,464

7,275,018

1,235,444 1,681,633 2,212,874

3,957,071 4,226,240 3,948,905

380,284 660,200

2,551,137

1,393,215 2,568,431 9,913,517

19.57 20.31 21.17

23.61 23.54

23.79

41.04 29.00 23.89

27.35 28.44 29.29

45.77 41.32 42.64

58.83 61.66 64.34

49,228 38,549 26,082

744

1,412

506 3,041

46,827 44,296

7,526 17,939 12,550

26,079 26,313 34,012

712,529 534,293 353,567

14,495

20,124

7,353 33,559

681,538 652,045

176,222 347,703 243,442

903,054 766,887 892,423

14.47 13.86 13.56

19.48

14.25

15.52 12.68

14.56 14.72

23.42 19.33 19.40

34.63 29.14 26.24

MGT(60)32 Page 14 (D) Review of Imports of cer ta in t e x t i l e Commodities in 1955

1956 and 1957 from Western Europe and Eastern Germany

Stat. No. Commodity specification Year Imports from Western Europe Imports from Eastern Germany

652.02.29

653.05.28

653.02.23

641.02.40

Quantity kg.

Value kr.

Yard goods, multicoloured, not printed, of cotton

Yard goods, printed or coloured, of rayon wool

Yard goods, multicoloured, not printed, of rayon wool

Knitted underwear and night -wear and nightwear of cotton

1955 1956 1957

1955 1956

1957

1955 1956 1957

1,030,528 1,164,283 1,068,443

1,286,954 1,406,967

144,709 148,602 134,799

20,169,300 23,650,751 22,614,027

30,390,567 33,114,464

305,748 7,275,018

3,957,071 4,226,240 3,948,905

Import pr ice in k r . per kg.

19.57 20.31 21.17

23.61 23.54

23.79

27.35 28.44 29.29

Quantity

kg.

34,313 46,736 40,880

77,988 62,330

95,97^

2,423 16,701 46,474

Value kr .

414,027 654,580 649,351

1,017,335 737,609

1,098,798

53,491 306,553 853,312

Import price in kr, per kg.

12.07 14.01 15.88

13.04 11.83

11.45

22,03 18.36 18.47

(E) Data on Imports of cer ta in Text i les and ready-made Art ic les In 1957, 1958 ?nd 1959 from Hong Kong.

Total k r .

1000

1957

From Hong Kong

kr . 1000

Hong Kong4 s share

Total kr .

1000.

1958

From Hong Kong kr . 1000

Hong Kong's sha re as %

Knitted outerwear oî wool

Woven articles: Underwear of cotton Outerwear of cotton Shirts of cotton Roll-ons, brassieres of ootton Gloves and mittens

23,737

8,484 13,307 2,327

2,874 6,539

231

1,177 827 432

8 619

-

1

14 6 19

0.3 9

18,501

10,095 20,7o8 1,678

3,704 6,631

•

463

2,313 3,322 427

133 775

3

23 16 25

5 12

January/June 1959

Total kr .

1000

1 floo

5,300 14,551, 1,406

2,509. 2,530x

From Hong Kong kr . 1000

439

l ^ 1

3,084, 293

200, 237"̂

Hong Kong' s share as %

33 21-, 21

8,

The statistics for 1959 include a number of different goods than for previous years.

MGT(60) 32 Page 15

Selected Fabrics

UNITED STATES

i, Apparel and Related Manufactures : United States Imports by Principal Countries

Ginghams :

Imports Japan

Velveteens :

Imports Japan Italy

a/ 1955

Men's and Boys'

1956

•

Shirts t

in comparison with 1954:

1954 1956

(million square yards)

6 83 4 77

(thousand square yards)

5,157 8,600 a/ 3,145 6,796 â/ 1,999 1,672 a/

of Origin

Per cent change

•r 1,283 KL,825

+ 67 + 116 - 16

Imports Japan Hong Kong

Women's Blouses;

Imports Japan

a/ 1955

Handkerchiefs ;

Imports Philippines Japan Switzerland

(thousand dozen)

211 210

1,226 1,190

28

(thousand dozen)

n . a . 189

n . a . a/ 2,811 a/

(thousand dozen)

3,429 1,398 614 952

5,453 2,032 1,908 1,046

+ 481 * 467 *2,800

+ 1,387

59 45 211 10

MGT(60)32 Page 16

1954 1956 Per cent change

Gloves; Knit Fabric:

Imports Japan Philippines West Germany

(thousand dozen pair)

448 112 199 66

865 356 258 125

•»--:• V

•;•

93 218

30 89

Source: United States Department of Commerce World Trade Information Service - Part 3, No. 58-24 - United States imports of textiles, apparel, and related manufactures and comparisons with United States production and exports 1954/57.

Cotton velveteens: Domestic production, United States imports, ratio of imports to production and prices, 1953/55

Production (sales) Imports Ratio imports to production (per cent)

Prices

1953 1954 1955

(1,000 square yards)

6,752 2,732

5,459 5,157

4,184 8,600

41 95 206

(per square yard)

Plain-back Domestic Japanese

Twill-back Domestic Japanese Italian

$1.46 0.77

$2.08 1.28 2.06

$1.27 0.72

p . 81 1.12 1.76

$1.30 0.79

$1.75 1.18 1.74

Source : United States Tariff Commission - Report to the President -October 1956. Production and imports, Table 6, page 30; prices, Table 8, page 32.