Domestic exports (in value terms)

1982 Q1

($Mn)

1983 Q1 ($Mn)

growth rate (8)

All countries

17,504

18,629

6

USA

6,018

7,133

19

FR Germany

1,487

1,554

5

UK

1,553

1,476

-5

China

928

1,063

15

Japan

631

714

13

Canada

510

626

23

Australia

671

525

-22

Singapore

426

444

4

Rest of the world

5,280

5,094

-4

Imports

2.6

At $34,140 million, the value of imports in the

first quarter of 1983 was only 2% higher than in the same period of 1982. On the basis of trade indexes available up to February, this growth was

this growth was made up of an increase of 3% in

prices, and a decline of 1% in real terms.

Growth rates of imports (%)

Retained imports

Year-on-year comparison

In money In real

terms

terms

Rate of increase

in prices

In real

terms

1982/1981 Q1

7

-4

12

-5

Q2

Q3

Q4

1982/1981

1983/1982

Q1

2 13 3 2

4

6

-4

-1

2

1

0

2

1

-2

6

-2

-1*

3*

-3*

Note: (*)

Estimated by using trade indexes available up to February 1983.

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