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THE DOMESTIC EXPORT VOLUME OF NEARLY ALL COMMODITY GROUPS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ONES BEING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (+55 PER CENT), DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (+45 PER CENT), FOOTWEAR (+42 PER CENT), TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (+28 PER CENT), RADIOS OF ALL KINDS (+22 PER CENT), TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED ARTICLES (+19 PER CENT), AND METAL MANUFACTURES (+16 PER CENT). HOWEVER, A DECREASE IN DOMESTIC EXPORT VOLUME WAS RECORDED FOR METAL ORES AND SCRAP (-8 PER CENT).
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 12 PER CENT FOR CAPITAL GOODS TO 21 PER CENT FOR RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES.
MANY OF THE MAJOR IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS DECLINED IN VOLUME TERMS, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING CEREALS AND CEREAL PREPARATIONS OTHER THAN RICE, WHEAT AND FLOUR, VEGETABLES, FRUIT AND BOVINE ANIMALS. HOWEVER, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF TEA AND COFFEE, RICE, MILK, BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS AS WELL AS SOYA BEAN OIL, PEANUT OIL AND LARD INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY.
IN THE CONSUMER GOODS CATEGORY, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR PASSENGER MOTOR CARS, HOUSEHOLD TYPE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR. HOWEVER, SLIGHT DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE RECORDED FOR TOBACCO MANUFACTURES AND WATCHES.
THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST OF THE RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES ROSE, AMONG WHICH MAN-MADE FIBRES, COTTON YARN AND THREAD, LEATHER AND DRESSED FUR SKINS, RAW COTTON, THERMIONIC CATHODE VALVES AND TUBES, DIODES, TRANSISTORS AND ELECTRICAL MICROCIRCUITS, SPECIAL TEXTILE FABRICS FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSE, WOOD, LUMBER AND CORK, YARN OF MAN-MADE FIBRES AS
HOWEVER, WELL AS PAPER AND PAPERBOARD INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY. THE IMPORT VOLUME OF CRUDE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE MATERIALS, WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR AS WELL AS YARN OF WOOL AND MIXTURES DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY.
IMPORTS OF FUELS DROPPED BY 14 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS.
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IN THE CAPITAL GOODS CATEGORY, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF ALL COMMODITIES INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY, THE MORE REMARKABLE ONES BEING TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT, OFFICE MACHINES AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY.
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 3.
AS DEPICTED IN TABLE 3, THE RE-EXPORT VOLUME OF ALL END- USE CATEGORIES INCREASED; RANGING FROM 13 PER CENT FOR CONSUMER GOODS TO 40 PER CENT FOR RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES.
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