Light Industry Again Lags in

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m1! SovtiT UNION "-~ Tho report of U.5.5.N.Gouncil of Minister's Contral Statistical Board for the first 9 months of 1963 gives details of how the various branches of industry increased production over the came period of 1962. They road (percentase incroase in brackets): Chemical industry(17); Metala($) Fuol & Power(10) %ngineoring(14) Building materials(8)Light industry(4) Food(7).

Overall production rose by 8.7% tut most consumor items increased by consid= erably less than this figure and some even declined individual items of which dotails were givon included (with amount e prossed as percontago of same period of 1962): Yoollen textiles(99.9) Garments(99) Leathor footwoar(101)Clock & watches (104) Butter (95) and Milk products(103),

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