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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1978
TRADE STATISTICS BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY PUBLISHED QUARTERLY EXTERNAL TRADE FIGURES ANALYSED BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1978.
THIS SERIES IS DERIVED BY RE-GROUPING EACH SIX-DIGIT COMMODITY ITEM OF THE PRESENT TRADE CLASSIFICATION ACCORDING TO THE INDUSTRY OF WHICH THE COMMODITY IS A PRINCIPAL PRODUCT.
THE FIGURES SHOW THAT THE FOUR INDUSTRY GROUPS HAVING THE HIGHEST CONTRIBUTIONS TO DOMESTIC EXPORTS WERE WEARING APPAREL, TEXTILES, ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND APPLIANCES, AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS; THEY TOGETHER ACCOUNTED FOR 75 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN BOTH THE SECOND AND THIRD QUARTERS.
INCREASES IN THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS WERE HIGHEST IN BEVERAGES, FOOTWEAR, AND PROFESSIONAL AND OPTICAL EQUIPMENT, BEING 46 PER CENT, 37 PER CENT AND 26 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY OVER THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1978.
ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES IN THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS WERE REGISTERED IN MINING AND QUARRYING (-36 PER CENT), TOBACCO (-34 PER CENT), AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE, LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY (-18 PER CENT), AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT (-17 PER CENT).
ON IMPORTS, TEXTILES, ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND APPLIANCES,
AND CHEMICAL AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, FOOD, METAL PRODUCTS PROFESSIONAL AND OPTICAL EQUIPMENT INDUSTRIES TOGETHER TOOK UP AN IMPORTANT SHARE OF THE TOTAL IMPORTS VALUE - 59 PER CENT IN THE SECOND QUARTER AND 58 PER CENT IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
THE HIGHEST INCREASES IN THE VALUE OF IMPORTS WERE FOUND IN MINING AND QUARRYING (39 PER CENT), PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS, INCLUDING PRINTING AND PUBLISHING, (23 PER CENT), AND WEARING APPAREL (21 PER CENT).
MARKED DECREASES OCCURRED IN FORESTRY AND LOGGING (-14 PER CENT), AND TOBACCO (-13 PER CENT).
FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS RE- CLASSIFIED BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
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