INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30158, 15 June 1963, Page 15

INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT

TV Sets Get Cheaper

The wholesale value of television sets has been reduced ine number of television sets manufactured in New Zealand m 1961-62 totalled 27240 r l^ n^ CtOry J Kloor value o* z.joy.um) and an average value of £B7 f or each sei The May issue of the Abstract of Statistics compares these figures with the 196061 production: 9329 sets- a value of £845.100; and ’an average value of £9l. There was a big increase m the number of electric radiators produced in 196162, the total number being 154.900 (value. £1.267.000). compared with 89.000 (value £ 596.200) in 1960-61. On the other hand, the number of kerosene heaters made declined from 43200 (value. £313.600) in 1960-61. to 8300 (value, £58,700) in 1961-62. Plastics’ Growth The value of plastics output from the 113 establishments surveyed in 1961-62 was £ 10,400,000, compared with £9200.000 from 91 establishments in 1960-61. Of the total output in 1961-62 '1960-61 figures in parentheses), Auckland produced £4,400.000 (£3.900.000), Christchurch £3.200.000 (£3,000 000) Hutt £1.300.000 (£1200.000). Wellington £662.000 (£585,000). and other employment districts £740,000 (£550,000), says the issue. Footwear Output The volume of production of the footwear industry in 1961-62 increased by 10 per cent, on the previous year and the value of production increased from £11,059,000 in 1961 to £12.400.000 m 1961-62 The number of persons employed in this industry increased from 5254 to 5559 (6 per cent.), and salaries and wages pa.d totalled- £3.678.000 in 1960-61 and £4.084,000 in 1961-62, a rise of 11 per cent. Cosmetics Statistics compiled show that the value of production of toilet goods and cosmetics in 1961-62 was as follows (1960-61 figures in parentheses): dentrifices £472,000 (£413,000), hair preparations £658.000 (£552.000), skin treatments £337,000 (£387,000) make-up preparations £371,000 (£354.000), and perfumery £122.000 (£139 000) The value of pharmaceutical products in 1961-62 was £2.059.000. as compared with £1.875,000 in the previous year. The value of other chemical products in 1961-62 included the following (1960-61 figures in parentheses): ink £641.000 (£537,000), disinfectants and antiseptics £491,000 (£414.000), insecticides, rodenticides. and fungicides £531.000 (£607.060), weed - killers £904.000 (£882.000), stock remedies £802,000 (£743.000) sheep dip £260,000 (£131.000), polishes £353.000 (£398.000), and household and industrial cleaners £1.037,000 (£779,000), the issue stated.