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Article: British wool exports increase 6.6% in 1987 for 2d-best all-time high.
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- Daily News Record
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- March 1, 1988
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British Wool Exports Increase 6.6% In 1987 for 2d-Best All-Time High
LONDON (FNS)--British wool textile exports rose 6.6 percent in 1987 to 593 billion pounds ($1.05 billion), the second-best performance in the industry's history, according to the Confederation of British Wool Textiles.
The confederation said the 1987 performance was 14 million pounds ($24.78 million) off the all-time record of 607 million pounds ($1.07 billion) in 1985.
John Ward, chairman of the National Wool Textile Export Corp., said all signs are that 1988 will be another good year for the industry. Exports to European Economic Community countries continue to improve and the ...