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SDAY, JUNE 2, 1985
AS MOST GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES WERE TRANSMITTED THROUGH CONTAMINATED FOOD AND DRINK, THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE SPECIALLY CAREFUL IN THEIR EATING HABITS.
ALL TYPES OF FOOD SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY COOKED AND SHOULD NOT BE LEFT UNCOVERED IF NOT TAKEN IMMEDIATELY.
WATER DIRECTLY FROM THE MAINS WAS PURE AND SAFE FOR DRINKING, BUT WATER FROM TANKS MIGHT BE CONTAMINATED AND SHOULD BE BOILED BEFORE CONSUMPTION.
+WATER FROM STREAMS AND WELLS IS ALSO NOT SUITABLE FOR DRINKING, HE ADDED.
FIRST QUARTER EXPORT STATISTICS RELEASED
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IN TERMS OF THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1985, THE SIX MOST IMPORTANT INDUSTRY GROUPS WERE WEARING APPAREL, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, TEXTILES, PROFESSIONAL AND OPTICAL EQUIPMENT, PLASTIC PRODUCTS, AND METAL PRODUCTS.
THEY TOGETHER ACCOUNTED FOR 84 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF MERCHANDISE DOMESTIC EXPORTS.
INDUSTRIES RECORDING THE LARGEST INCREASES IN ABSOLUTE VALUE OVER THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1984 WERE NON-ELECTRICAL MACHINERY (+$666 MILLION), WEARING APPAREL (+$279 MILLION), PLASTIC PRODUCTS (+$112 MILLION), PROFESSIONAL AND OPTICAL EQUIPMENT (+$97 MILLION), TOBACCO (+$57 MILLION), AND PAPER AND PAPER PRODUCTS (+$45 MILLION).
IN RELATIVE TERMS, INDUSTRIES WITH THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASES OVER THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1984 WERE NON-ELECTRICAL MACHINERY (+205 PER CENT), BEVERAGE (+83 PER CENT), MINING AND QUARRYING (+83 PER CENT), TOBACCO (+43 PER CENT), WOOD AND CORK PRODUCTS (+12 PER CENT), AND CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS (+11 PER CENT).
ON THE OTHER HAND, SIGNIFICANT DECREASES IN THE VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS FROM THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1984 WERE RECORDED FOR TEXTILES (~$372 MILLION OR -7 PER CENT), ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS (-$230 MILLION OR -3 PER CENT), FOOD (-$15 MILLION OR -5 PER CENT), AND NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS (-$14 MILLION OR -12 PER CENT). SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE DECREASE WAS ALSO OBSERVED IN TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT (-18 PER CENT).
/THE ABOVE