SUNDAY, APRIL 24, 1983
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DECREASES WERE REGISTERED IN IMPORTS FROM SINGAPORE OF PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS AND RELATED MATERIALS (BY $285 MILLION OR 23%), AND IN IMPORTS FROM TAIWAN OF TEXTILES (BY $184 MILLION OR 28%). BUT, IMPORTS OF ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, APPARATUS AND APPLIANCES, AND ELECTRICAL PARTS THEREOF FROM TAIWAN AND SINGAPORE INCREASED (BY $16 MILLION OR 7% AND BY $16 MILLION OR 17% RESPECTIVELY).
THE FOLLOWING TABLE ILLUSTRATES THE MORE IMPORTANT CHANGES IN IMPORTS BY COMMODITY SECTION:-
MANUFACTURED GOODS CLASS IF IED CHIEFLY
JAN-FEB
1983
($ MN)
JAN-FEB
1982 ($ MN)
INCREASE DECREASE ($ MN)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
BY MATERIAL (MAINLY
TEXTILE PRODUCTS,
DIAMONDS, IRON AND
STEEL, AND PAPER)
5 424
6 072
-648
-11
MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT
EQUIPMENT
4 799
4 627
+172
+4
MISCELLANEOUS
MANUFACTURED ARTICLES
(MAINLY WATCHES AND
CLOCKS, ARTICLES
OF APPAREL)
3 820
3 351
+469
+14
FOOD AND LIVE ANIMALS
CHIEFLY FOR FOOD
2 659
2 378
+282
+12
MINERAL FUELS, LUBRICANTS AND RELATED MATERIALS
1 908
1 986
78
CHEMICALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS
1 518
1 379
+139
+10
INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN RE-EXPORTS TO INDONESIA (BY $180 MILLION OR 27%), THE US (BY $132 MILLION OR 16%), SINGAPORE (BY $68 MILLION OR 12%), SAUDI ARABIA (BY $57 MILLION OR 57%), NIGERIA (BY $50 MILLION OR 32%), VIETNAM (BY $49 MILLION OR 111%), REPUBLIC OF KOREA (SOUTH KOREA) (BY $35 MILLION OR 14%), AND MALAYSIA, WEST (BY $29 MILLION OR 32%). ON THE OTHER HAND, DECLINES WERE REGISTERED IN RE-EXPORTS TO CHINA (BY $261 MILLION OR 19%) AND JAPAN (BY $106 MILLION OR 23%).
MOST COMMODITIES RE-EXPORTED THROUGH HONG KONG EXHIBITED STRONG GROWTH, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING CLOTHING (BY $175 MILLION OR 44%), MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED ARTICLES (MAINLY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND ACCESSORIES AND BABY CARRIAGES, TOYS, GAMES AND SPORTING GOODS) (BY $75 MILLION OR 22 %), OIL SEEDS AND CLEAGINOUS FRUIT (BY $56 MILLION OR 137%) AND GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT AND MACHINE PARTS (BY $55 MILLION OR 77%).
/DECREASES WERE