RADIO SETS

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 79, Issue 7146, 16 December 1949, Page 5

RADIO SETS

INCREASE IN NEW ZEALAND MANUFACTURE Increased production by radio manufacturers in recent years was to some extent the result of the protection granted the local industry, according to the November issue of the Abstract of Statistics. In 1936, 27,629 built up radio sets were imported, and in 1937, 44,830 sets. In 1939 the figure dropped to 13,920, and by 1941 167 sets were brought into the country. In 1943 the figure rose to 463, but dropped a year later to 117, to 88 in 1944, and after rising slightly again to 95 in '1945, dropped the following year to 91. In 1947 the figure role sharply to 931, but in 1948 dropped to 291. New Zealand’s production or radio receivers is now about 50,000 annually, the report continues. During the 1946- year, 23,727 table model broadcast radios, of a total value of £301,713 (17,484 valued at £219,486 in 1947- 23,711 broadcast and shortwave combined valued at £440,592 (17,617 valued at £330,162), and 969 radio-grams valued at £26,656 (3106 vlalued at £74,864), were manufactured in the country. In 1946-47, in the console model style, 51 broadcast sets valued at £1197 (77 valued at £1711), 1457 broadcast and shortwave combined valued at £31,372), and 1353 radiograms valued at £46,205 (1465 valued at £85,624) were manufactured. Portable radios manufactured in 1946-47 were 700 of a total value of £12,338, compared with 7091 valued at £130,731 in 1947-48. In 1946-47 10 car radios of a total value of £238 were manufactured, compared with 1122 valued at £21,531 for 1947-48. Other radio products and repair work totalled £453,560 in 1946-47, and £589,989 in 1947-48.