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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1984
THE DOMESTIC EXPORT VOLUME OF NEARLY ALL COMMODITY GROUPS INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING ELECTRONIC
+60 PER COMPONENTS (+64 PER CENT), DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES CENT), TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (+56 PER CENT), TEXTILE FABRICS (+48 PER CENT), TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES, RADIOS OF ALL KINDS AS WELL AS CLOTHING (+47 PER CENT FOR EACH CATEGORY). HOWEVER, THE DOMESTIC EXPORT VOLUME OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS REMAINED AT THE LEVEL OF JANUARY 1983.
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF IMPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 2.
AS PRESENTED IN TABLE 2, IMPORT PRICES OF ALL END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED, RANGING FROM 8 PER CENT FOR FUELS TO 19 PER CENT FOR RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES.
MORE THAN HALF OF THE MAJOR IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS DECLINED IN VOLUME TERMS, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING FISH AND FISH PREPARATIONS, RICE, SUGAR, ANIMALS OF THE BOVINE SPECIES AS WELL AS SOYA BEAN OIL, PEANUT OIL AND LARD.
HOWEVER, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF FRUIT, MILK, BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS, CEREALS, AND CEREAL PREPARATIONS, OTHER THAN RICE, WHEAT AND FLOUR, AND SWINE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY.
IN THE CONSUMER GOODS CATEGORY, SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR MISCELLANEOUS MADE-UP ARTICLES OF TEXTILE MATERIALS, ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, HOUSEHOLD TYPE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND CLOTHING. HOWEVER, SIGNIFICANT DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE RECORDED FOR WATCHES AND PASSENGER MOTOR CARS.
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THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES
AMONG THEM, MAN-MADE FIBRES, FABRICS OF WOOL AND MIXTURES, YARN OF MAN-MADE FIBRES, SILK FABRIC, THERMIONIC CATHODE VALVES AND TUBES, DIODES, TRANSISTORS AND ELECTRICAL MICROCIRCUITS, YARN OF WOOL AND MIXTURES, SPECIAL TEXTILE FABRIC FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSE, CRUDE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE MATERIALS AS WELL AS RAW COTTON INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY.
HOWEVER, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR, AND BASE METALS, EXCLUDING IRON AND STEEL, DROPPED SLIGHTLY.
IMPORTS OF FUELS DROPPED BY 6 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS.
IN THE CAPITAL GOODS CATEGORY, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF NEARLY ALL COMMODITIES INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ONES BEING INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND OFFICE MACHINES.
THE CHANGES