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the year-on-year rate of increase in import prices accelerated
from 4% in the first quarter to 9% in the second quarter and to
an estimated 14% in the third quarter.
6.4
The import unit value indexes for the various end-use
categories are shown in the following table:
Unit value indexes of imports by end-use categories (1981 = 100)
Consumer
Foodstuffs
Raw materials and semi- goods Fuels manufactures
Capital All
goods imports
1982 Nov
112
106
106
106
116
108
Dec
113
105
107
105
114
107
1983 Jan
112
108
105
107
117
109
Feb
113
110
106
110
120
111
Mar
112
112
104
109
121
112
Apr
114
115
98
110
122
113
May
116
116
99
112
124
114
Jun
118
118
103
114
123
116
Jul
118
119
103
116
123
117
Aug
120
120
103
117
124
118
A
With the exception of fuels, the import prices of the major
end-use categories of imports showed similar movements.
comparison of the rates of increase in import prices of the five major end-use categories of imports in the first, and third quarters of 1983 is given below:
Year-on-year rates of increase in unit value indexes of imports by end-use categories (%)
second
1983 Q1
1983 Q2
1983 Q3 (*)
Foodstuffs
7
11
14
Consumer goods
4
12
16
Fuels
7
6
8
Raw materials and
semi-manufactures
Capital goods
Total imports
164
1
6
14
6
10
13
4
9
14
Note : (*) Estimated by using trade
August 1983.
indexes
available up
to
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