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TABLE 3 : IMPORTS FROM TEN MAJOR SOURCES
JAN.-JULY
1984
JAN.-JULY
1983
MAJOR SOURCES
($ MN)
($ MN)
INCREASE ($ MN)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
CHINA
31 757
21 401
+10 356
+ 48
JAPAN
29 037
20 967
+ 8 070
+ 38
U.S.A.
13 653
10 503
+ 3 150
+ 30
TA IWAN
9 622
6 499
+ 3 123
+ 48
SINGAPORE
6 605
5 143
+ 1 462
+ 28
U.K.
5 172
4 170
+ 1 002
+ 24
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
4 062
2 611
+ 1 451
+ 56
(SOUTH KOREA)
F.R. OF GERMANY
2 961
2 400
560
+ 23
SWITZERLAND
1 946
1 762
184
+ 10
AUSTRALIA
1 941
1 439
501
+ 35
TABLE 4 1 IMPORTS BY MAJOR COMMODITY SECTIONS
COMMODITY SECTIONS
JAN.-JULY
1984
($ MN)
JAN.-JULY
1983 ($ MN)
INCREASE ($ MN)
PERCENTAGE CHANGE
MANUFACTURED
37 100
25 491
+11 609
+ 46
GOODS CLASSIFIED
CHIEFLY BY
MATERIAL (MAINLY
TEXTILE PRODUCTS,
DIAMONDS, IRON AND STEEL, AND
PAPER)
MACHINERY AND
30 744
20 645
+10 099
+ 49
TRANSPORT
EQUIPMENT
/MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURED