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the world is queueing for British textiles. Report to the Nation No 25

1 Jan 1948

MAY-JULY MAY-JULY TARGET 1947 1948 end of 1948 WOOL 100 172.4 259.1 COTTON 100 170 198.2 RAYON 100 144.2 182.8 317 REPORT TO THE NATION If you want our dollars ...GET WEAVING British fabrics are in great demand overseas, particularly in the U.S.A. and Canada. From these two countries, in the first seven months of this year, we bought £246 millions worth of goods. All we sent in exchange was £80 millions worth of our goods, which included £27 millions worth of textiles. The workers in the industry are doing a magnificent job.
infrastructure united states of america cost of living cotton employment exports industrial production industry labour supply productivity textiles wages wool overseas trade relations
Collection ID
HATOM
Document Reference
HATOM/3/249
Document Types
Ephemera
File Reference
HATOM/3
Identifier
10.1080/wtss.hatom.000003.249
Keywords
Cotton Employment Exports Industrial Production Industry Overseas Trade Productivity Textiles Wages Wool
Language
English
Locations Discussed
United States of America
Note
In the case of the advertising collections, the Government Department War Cabinet" has also been applied to materials released under the imprint of "HM Government" during the period 1945-1951."
Pages
1
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
History of Advertising Trust: O&M wartime book no 3
Themes
Industry Infrastructure Labour Supply Relations Wages Cost of Living

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