Exports of televisions climbed from 3.5 million sets in 1968 to 6.2 million in 1971. Shipments of tape recorders went from 10.5 million to 20.2 million units over the same three years. Containerization even gave new life to Japanese clothing and textile plants. Rising wages had put an end to the growth of Japan’s apparel exports in 1967, but the drop in shipping costs briefly made it viable for Japanese clothing manufacturers to sell in America again.
