THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1983
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CHANGES IN IMPORTS FROM THE TEN MAJOR SOURCES ARE SUMMARISED AS FOLLOWS:-
INCREASE/ PERCENTAGE
JAN-NOV 1982 ($ MN)
JAN-NOV 1981 ($ MN)
DECREASE
CHANGE
($ MN)
CHINA
29 451
26 436
+3 015
+11
JAPAN
28 388
29 073
684
2
U.S.A.
14 061
13 257
+
804
+6
SINGAPORE
9 318
9 616
297
3
TA IWAN
9 254
9 751
498
-
5
U.K.
6 195
5 730
466
+
REPUBLIC OF
KOREA (SOUTH
KOREA)
4 046
5 009
963
-19
F.R. OF GERMANY
3 154
3 059
95
+ 3
SWITZERLAND
2 371
2 586
215
8
AUSTRALIA
2 073
1 847
226
+12
LOCAL DEMAND FOR IMPORTED GOODS FROM CHINA REMAINED STRONG. INCREASES WERE RECORDED MAINLY IN CLOTHING (BY $916 MILLION OR 28%), IRON AND STEEL (BY $376 MILLION OR 84%), MEAT AND MEAT PREPARATIONS (BY $251 MILLION OR 30%) AND LIVE ANIMALS CHIEFLY FOR FOOD (BY $183 MILLION OR 11%).
AS FOR IMPORTS FROM JAPAN, INCREASES WERE NOTED FOR MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (MAINLY BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES, SPORTING GOODS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES) (BY $143 MILLION OR 11%) AS WELL AS TEXTILE FABRICS (BY $142 MILLION OR 5%). DECREASES WERE REGISTERED FOR WATCHES AND CLOCKS (BY $493 MILLION OR 17%), ROAD VEHICLES (BY $326 MILLION OR 11%), TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT (BY $318 MILLION OR 12%) AND TEXTILE YARN (BY $215 MILLION OR 279%).
INCREASES IN IMPORTS FROM THE U.S.A. WERE MOSTLY OF ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES (BY $167 MILLION OR 12%) AS WELL AS TOBACCO AND TOBACCO MANUFACTURES (BY $164 MILLION OR 27%). ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED IN IMPORTS OF ARTIFICIAL RESINS AND PLASTIC MATERIALS, AND CELLULOSE ESTERS AND ETHERS (BY $154 MILLION OR 21%), OFFICE MACHINES AND AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT (BY $103 MILLION OR 7%) AND TEXTILES (BY $86 MILLION OR 23%).
/INCREASES IN