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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1982
IN PERCENTAGE TERMS, THE LARGEST INCREASES WERE : ELECTRICITY (190 PER CENT), BEVERAGES (30 PER CENT), PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (29 PER CENT), TOBACCO (15 PER CENT), AND NON-ELECTRICAL MACHINERY (13 PER CENT). ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES IN THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS WERE RECORDED NOTABLY FOR TEXTILES (-$281 MILLION), ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND ELECTRONICS (-$185 MILLION), AND METAL PRODUCTS (-$141 MILLION).
IN PERCENTAGE TERMS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DECREASES WERE OBSERVED IN MINING AND QUARRYING (-92 PER CENT), RUBBER PRODUCTS (-44 PER CENT), NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS (-26 PER CENT) AGRICULTURAL, LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PRODUCTION (-24 PER CENT) AND FOOTWEAR (-21 PER CENT).
FURTHER DETAILS OF DOMESTIC EXPORT STATISTICS FOR MERCHANDISE RECLASS IF IED BY INDUSTRY ORIGIN MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT (AT 3-7213066).
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE STATISTICAL TABLE IS ATTACHED.
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