-------------------------------------------+-------------+------------ Item | Domestic[1] | English[2] -------------------------------------------+-------------+------------ (_a_) Cost (transportation not included): | _Per dozen_ | _Per dozen_ Material cost | $8.34 | $5.47 Labor | 5.85 | 1.84 Overhead | 1.87 | 2.01 +-------------+------------ Total manufacturing cost | 16.06 | 9.32 +=============+============ Difference | | 6.74 Foreign valuation[3] | | 9.73 Ad valorem duty necessary to equalize | | on basis of-- | | _Per cent_ Foreign valuation | | 69 +=============+============ (_b_) Cost (transportation on English hats | | to New York included): | | _Per dozen_ Total manufacturing cost | 16.06 | $9.32 Transportation to New York--Inland | | freight, ocean freight, marine | | insurance, consular fee | | 1.35 +-------------+------------ Cost, including transportation to New | | York for English hats | 16.06 | 10.67 Difference | | 5.39 Foreign valuation[3] | | 9.73 | | Ad valorem duty necessary to equalize | | on basis of-- | | _Per cent_ Foreign valuation | | 55 -------------------------------------------+-------------+------------ [1: Average costs of eight domestic hats selling to jobbers at $16.74 to $22.50.] [2: Average costs of eight English hats whose landed costs duty paid ranged from $15.64 to $18.60.] [3: Average of selling prices reported by foreign manufacturers.] COMPETITIVE CONDITIONS