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FIGURE IV.4.19 CONSUMPTION OF PACKAGING MATERIALS BY WEIGHT 

 1958-1976 (BILLIONS OF POUNDS) 



150 



140 



130 



120- 



110- 



100- 



90 1- 



80 



= 70- 



60 



50 



40 



30- 



20 



10- 



TohJlTDT 



6.67c 

 1=0.8%=^ 



10.2% 

 J=l.07o=i 



I6S% 



I7B% 



46^% 



Tofd 970 



10.9% 

 =0.5%; 



ai% 



pl.9%Z3 

 16.2% 



140% 



48.4% 



Total 119.0 



I IB% 



=0.3%= 

 7(% 



3.0% 



16.0% 



12.7% 



49.1% 



Tbtal 1470 



1958 1965 



Source- Mklwest Reseoroh Institute 



1970 



11.7% 



=0.2%: 

 6.0% 



4.3% 



16.2% 



11.4% 



50.2% 



Miscellaneous 



Textiles — 

 Wood 



Plastics 



Gloss 



Metals 



Paper a 

 Poperboard 



1976 



