THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1982
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THE CHANGES IN IMPORTS FROM THE TEN MAJOR SOURCES ARE SUMMARISED AS FOLLOWS #-
INCREASE/
JAN.-SEPT. 1982 JAN.-SEPT. 1981
DECREASE PERCENTAGE
($ MN)
($ MN)
($ MN)
CHANGE
CHINA
23 709
20 952
+2 757
+13
JAPAN
22 961
23 505
544
2
U.S.A.
11 398
10 816
581
+ 5
SINGAPORE
7 712
7 732
21 INSIGNIFICANT
TAIWAN
7 586
7 856
270
3
U.K.
5 018
4 477
542
+12
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
(SOUTH KOREA)
3 294
4 072
779
-19
F.R. OF GERMANY
2 505
2 485
20
+1
SWITZERLAND
1 931
2 122
192
AUSTRALIA
1 715
1 492
222
+15
LOCAL DEMAND FOR IMPORTED GOODS FROM CHINA REMAINED STRONG. INCREASES WERE RECORDED MAINLY IN CLOTHING (BY $858 MILLION OR 34%), IRON AND STEEL (BY $346 MILLION OR 107%), MEAT AND MEAT PREPARATIONS (BY $267 MILLION OR 44%) AND TEXTILES (BY $79 MILLION OR 2%).
AS FOR IMPORTS FROM JAPAN, INCREASES WERE NOTED FOR TEXTILE FABRICS (BY $150 MILLION OR 6%) AS WELL AS MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES, SPORTING GOODS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND THE ACCESSORIES) (BY $140 MILLION OR 13%). DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $401 MILLION OR 17%), TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $294 MILLION OR 13%), ROAD VEHICLES (BY $236 MILLION OR 10%) AND TEXTILE YARN (BY $216 MILLION OR 31%).
INCREASES IN IMPORTS FROM THE U.S.A. WERE MOSTLY OF TOBACCO AND TOBACCO MANUFACTURES (BY $166 MILLION OR 35%) AS WELL AS ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (BY $166 MILLION OR 16%). ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED IN IMPORTS OF OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $184 MILLION OR 16%), ARTIFICIAL RESINS AND PLASTIC MATERIALS, AND CELLULOSE ESTERS AND ETHERS (BY $116 MILLION OR 19%) AND TEXTILES (BY $67 MILLION OR 22%).
INCREASES IN