COTTONS (Import and Re-export)

Mr Lim Cher Kheng asked the Minister for Commerce and Industry to give the following particulars relating to cottons for the period from January to October 1958:-

(a) quantity imported into Singapore from each country and the countries from which they were imported; and

(b) quantity re-exported to each country and the countries to which they were re-exported.

The Minister for Commerce and Industry (Mr J. M. Jumabhoy): Sir, since the answer consists of long columns of figures, I propose, with your permission, to table it.

Particulars handed in.

Mr Speaker: They will be circulated with the Official Report.

Following are the particulars: COTTON FABRICS WOVEN SINGAPORE IMPORTS AND EXPORTS BY COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN AND DESTINATION - GROUP 652 JANUARY/OCTOBER 1958 IMPORTS EXPORTS Country Square Yards $ Square Yards $ Mauritius 331,029.50 173,103 Union of South Africa 25,442.00 12,220 O.C.C. Africa 5,586.00 5,600 Brunei 1,400,406.87 870,118 Ceylon 112,591.66 85,254 Hong Kong 3,969,827.31 2,372,453 188,595.38 167,373 North Borneo 6,971,261.02 4,107,774 Pakistan 71,199.50 55,549 4.50 10 Sarawak 5,546,678.25 3,068,537 Republic of India 14,916,374.35 7,341,681 210.62 1,355 Aden 64,708.00 67,260 Bahrein 1,578.00 1,852 O.C.C. Asia 24,749.15 21,180 Australia 3,146.43 8,382 154,410.00 71,404 New Zealand 511.00 390 O.C.C. Oceania 628.90 1,141 Netherlands 251,937.53 442,942 5,867.00 16,485 Republic of Sudan 97,806.00 50,105 U.S.A. 1,054,676.89 1,366,498 27,948.00 37,768 Dutch Guiana 1,827.00 5,261 Burma 1,086,556.70 577,963 Cambodia 32,526.00 22,612 Banka and Billiton 2,888,373.35 1,562,039 Borneo 27,900.00 16,591 Celebes and Moluccas 489,603.00 374,602 Java 5,432,802.59 3,286,911 Riouw and Lingga 492,626.05 385,180 Sumatra 19,555,154.72 10,292,296 Indonesian Is. n.e.s. 144,405.93 89,807 Thailand 2,536.60 3,637 2,970,367.21 1,202,392 Macao. Goa, etc. 1,105,873.84 749,235 Countries in Asia n.e.s. 1,200.00 840 All Non-British Countries in Oceania 142.20 591 United Kingdom 2,371,071.30 3,462,958 Canada 5,024.75 11,653 China 27,269,782.23 15,061,841 Japan 55,852,320.03 38,549,763 Formosa 147,000.00 60,148 West Germany 247,120.26 603,848 Italy 44,602.86 89,230 Austria 81,411.62 194,015 Czechoslovakia 738,422.20 626,222 Denmark 7,028.00 8,945 France 38,610.49 79,441 Switzerland 177,552.35 578,917 U.S.S.R. 2,264.385.80 956,007 Belgium 7,252.50 13,179 Poland 40,922.00 24,077 Spain 10,101.75 24,689 Sweden 1,320.90 3,451 Hungary 669.00 2,047 Israel 1,176.90 1,434 Federation of Malaya (Estimated) 363,690.00 345,883 39,523,823.00 25,754,238 Total 109,939,163.55 72,288,880 88,713,193.44 53,079,477 * All export figures are presumed to be re-exports.