FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1986
THE DOMESTIC EXPORT VOLUME OF MOST COMMODITY GROUPS INCREASED IN MARCH 1986 COMPARED WITH MARCH 1985, INCLUDING TEXTILE FABRICS (+48 PER CENT); CLOTHING (+46 PER CENT); FOOTWEAR (+37 PER CENT); WATCHES AND CLOCKS (+33 PER CENT); METAL MANUFACTURES (+24 PER CENT); TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (+24 PER CENT); TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED ARTICLES (+23 PER CENT) AS WELL AS RADIOS OF ALL KINDS (+22 PER CENT).
HOWEVER, DECREASES IN DOMESTIC EXPORT VOLUME WERE RECORDED FOR METAL ORES AND SCRAP (-21 PER CENT); ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (-15 PER CENT) AS WELL AS DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (-2 PER CENT).
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF IMPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR MARCH 1986 AS COMPARED WITH MARCH 1985 ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 2.
AS PRESENTED IN TABLE 2, IMPORT PRICES OF SOME END-USE CATEGORIES ROSE IN MARCH 1986 AS COMPARED WITH MARCH 1985. RANGING FROM 1 PER CENT FOR RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES TO 15 PER CENT FOR CAPITAL GOODS. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE IMPORT PRICES OF FUELS AND FOODSTUFFS DECREASED BY 23 PER CENT AND 2 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY.
MANY OF THE MAJOR IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS INCREASED IN VOLUME TERMS IN MARCH 1986 COMPARED WITH MARCH 1985. SIGNIFICANT GROWTH WAS RECORDED IN VEGETABLES: TEA AND COFFEE LIVE POULTRY; SUGAR; RICE; FRUIT: MILK, BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS AS WELL AS MEAT AND MEAT PREPARATIONS.
HOWEVER, DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR SOYA BEAN OIL, PEANUT OIL AND LARD; SWINE AS WELL AS CEREAL PREPARATIONS, OTHER THAN RICE, WHEAT AND FLOUR.
OVER THE SAME PERIOD, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MANY CONSUMER GOODS DECREASED, THE MORE SUBSTANTIAL ONES BEING HOUSEHOLD TYPE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES; PASSENGER MOTOR CARS; RADIOS, TELEVISION SETS, GRAMOPHONES, RECORDS, TAPE RECORDERS AND AMPLIFIERS: CAMERAS, FLASHLIGHT APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AS WELL AS TOBACCO MANUFACTURES.
HOWEVER, INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; MISCELLANEOUS MADE-UP ARTICLES OF TEXTILE MATERIALS, CLOTHING; FOOTWEAR AS WELL AS WATCHES.
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