THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1986
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Table 3 Imports from ten major sources
Increase(+)/ Decrease(-)
Jan.
1985
Percentage change
Major source
($ Mn)
($ Mn)
($ Mn)
(%)
China
5,892
4,840
+1,052
+22
Japan
3,726
4,094
368
U.S.A.
1,553
2,050
497
-24
Taiwan
1,533
1,623
90
- 6
Singapore
902
1,266
364
-29
Republic of Korea
630
673
44
F.R. of Germany
586
511
+
75
+15
U.K.
584
747
163
-22
Switzerland
344
195
+
149
+77
France
255
311
56
-18
Table 4 Imports by major comodity division
Commodity division
Jan. 1986
Jan. 1985
Increase(+)/
Percentage
Decrease(-)
change
($ Mn)
($ Mn)
($ Mn)
(7)
Textile yarn, fabrics,
made-up articles and
related products
2,874
2,522
352
+14
Electrical machinery,
apparatus and appliances,
and electrical parts
thereof
1,313
1,728
415
-24
Articles of apparel and
clothing accessories
1,305
983
+
322
+33
Photographic apparatus,
equipment and supplies,
optical goods, watches and clocks
1,095
926
169
+18
Miscellaneous manufactured
articles (mainly baby
carriages, toys, games
and sporting goods)
849
785
64
Non-metallic mineral
manufactures
828
687
142
+21
/Table 5: