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ATURDAY, JUNE 6, 1987
IMPORTS OF FUELS ROSE BY 38 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS 1987 AS COMPARED WITH MARCH 1986.
IN THE
CAPITAL
CATEGORY, GOODS
THE
IMPORT
IN MARCH
VOLUME OF
ALL
COMMODITIES INCREASED IN MARCH 1987 WHEN COMPARED WITH MARCH 1986,
BEING OFFICE THE SUBSTANTIAL ONES
MACHINES; ELECTRICAL MACHINERY; AS WELL. AS CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY;
MEDICAL, SCIENTIFIC,
OPTICAL, MEASURING AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS.
RE-EXPORTS WITH MARCII 1986 ARE
OF THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR MARCH 1987 AS COMPARED SHOWN IN TABLE 3.
VOLUME OF ALL
WITH CENT
AS DEPICTED IN TABLE 3, THE RE-EXPORT
WHEN COMPARED CATEGORIES INCREASED IN MARCH 1987 RANGING FROM 16 PER CENT FOR FOODSTUFFS TO 74 PER GOODS.
END-USE MARCH 1986, FOR CONSUMER
ISSUE OF THE THE GOVERNMENT
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