British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Volume I - Page 471

CHAPTER XIII.
QUANTITY AND VALUE OF PRINCIPAL ARTICLES IMPORTED,
1942-1944 (contd.).
I I 1942 I 1943 I J944
Commodity Unit Quantity\ Value Quantity I Value Qua.ntitr\ Value
£P. £P. £P.
CLASS Ill.-(Contd.)
Artificial silk crepe Kilo 'll,030 82,'165 15,928 61,874 i.iea 6,'l54
Misce Ua.neous artt-
ficia.l silk tissues 120.218 12M29 73,587 179,819 9,850 28,552
Corda.ge. cable, rope
and twines T?," 637 es.osi 149 20,088 "' 61.906
Sacks or has e. empty 1,885 106,594 2,255 195,917 2,101 145,561
Textiles manufacturea, n.e.s. 77,171 4B,S38 - 46,508
Wearing apparel,
other - 59,090 60,807 - 49,784
Chemical fertilizers(*) Ton
S,672 108,616 7,075 175,570 19,~ 245,540
Sodium carbonate "
(soda. ash) 889 12,199 1,088 15,961 2,815 45,966
Sodium hydroxide
(caustic soda.) 0,960 48,'106 3,789 81,249 4,115 101,856
Chemicals, n.e.e. 316,626 - 801,242 - 483,058
Drugs & medicines 158,829 145,948 106,938
Dyes, other Kilo 147,175 60,.f.64 59,746 .f.l,555 89,905 oo,ooa
Paints, colours
varnishes, other 977,4.69 U0,858 527,712 H,998 637,600 88,SSS
Lubricating oil Ton 008,54.G
a.nd grease 4,829 204,SGO S,598 172,036 7,500
Leather, other 198 167,631 19 35,105 " 112,()88
Cigarette paper Kilo
in rolls 67,819 28.~0 85,182 S0,607 85,635 27,357
Printing paper Ton l,865 na.iei 1,726 lH,819 2,778 142,805
Paper in sheets not "
lesstha.nMZ0.15 878 81,518 705 80,218 cse 79,526
Motor cars. omni-
buses, lorries
and vane N,'/• 282 112.650 "" 159.o98 299 195,149
Chassis and tractors 418 119,920 189 59,878 117 48,.f.~
Parte of motor
cars. etc. :K,~io 4.12,B'M 160,986 801,289 158,!17'1 1125,686 151,990
Rubber wree & tubes 697,551 188,'180 881,82!) 152,448 l,US.697 524,190
Bookil - 61,568 99,527 - 157,482
Other articles in
class Ill - ~ 1,m,99* -11,885.871
-
TotaI class III 8,867,662 5,986,881 8,061,80!)
CLASS IV .-ANUULS, ---- ---------f--1---
LIVINO, NOT FOR
FOOD *..* I .,.-1 •~ ~l~~ ....
Camels No.
All other animals
not for food - 12,234 - 9,885 - 16,856
------ ------ ---
Total cteee IV --- 3'l8,4G6 ---~17.t_ ___ 142,651
Total merchandise 21,875,222 27,2~,900 BG,225,716 76. Countries to which import trade is credited. - Imports are classified according to countries of origin. The country of origin of any goods is defined as :-

(a) in the case of primary goods, the country in which the goods were grown or produced, and

(b) in the case of manufactured articles, the country in which the manufacturing process was substantially completed.

~ Including 5.385 tons of raw phosphate, to the value of £P.21.341, imported from Trans-Jordan in 1944.

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