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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1979
EXTERNAL TRADE FIGURES BY INDUSTRIAL OR 16 IN
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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) PUBLISHED EXTERNAL TRADE FIGURES BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1979.
THE SERIES IS DERIVED BY RE-GROUPING ALL SIX-DIGIT COMMODITY ITEMS UNDER THE PRESENT EXTERNAL TRADE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, ACCORDING TO INDUSTRIES IN WHICH THESE COMMODITY ITEMS ARE NORMALLY PRODUCED.
FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS, THE FIVE INDUSTRY GROUPS HAVING THE HIGHEST CONTRIBUTIONS WERE WEARING APPAREL, TEXTILES, ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, PLASTIC PRODUCTS, AND PROFESSIONAL AND OPTICAL EQUIPMENT. ALTOGETHER THEY ACCOUNTED FOR 81 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN THE SECOND QUARTER THIS YEAR.
INCREASES IN THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS OVER THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1978 WERE HIGHEST IN THE CASE OF TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT (73 PER CENT), PROFESSIONAL AND OPTICAL EQUIPMENT (68 PER CENT), LEATHER PRODUCTS (66 PER CENT), AND FOOTWEAR (57 PER CENT).
ON THE OTHER HAND, A DECREASE IN THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS WAS RECORDED FOR MINING AND QUARRYING PRODUCTS (-49 PER CENT).
CONCERNING IMPORTS, GOODS PRODUCED BY THE TEXTILES, ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND METAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRIES AS WELL AS FROM MINING AND QUARRYING, TOGETHER TOOK UP 51 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF IMPORTS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1979. THE HIGHEST INCREASES IN THE VALUE OF IMPORTS WERE FOUND IN MINING AND QUARRYING PRODUCTS (577 PER CENT), TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT (86 PER CENT), PLASTIC PRODUCTS (80 PER CENT), FORESTRY AND LOGGING PRODUCTS (67 PER CENT) WEARING APPAREL (64 PER CENT) AND LEATHER PRODUCTS (62 PER CENT),
FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS
RECLASS IF IED BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
SWD PAYS OUT OVER $2.34 MILLION UNDER NO FAULT+ TAVA SCHEME
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THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT HAS PAID OUT MORE THAN $2.34 MILLION AS QUICK CASH RELIEF FOR PEOPLE APPLYING UNDER THE NO FAULT TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE SCHEME IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS SINCE ITS IMPLEMENTATION ON MAY 1.
THE PAYMENTS WERE MADE TO 111 CASES INVOLVING DEATHS AND 713 CASES INVOLVING INJURIES WHICH HAD CAUSED AT LEAST SEVEN DAYS' LOSS OF EARNING CAPACITY.
/MRS. DIANA...