MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1988
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TABLE 1: INCREASES IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY COMMODITY GROUP
COMPARING MAY 1988 WITH MAY 1987
COMPARING JAN-MAY 1988 WITH JAN-MAY 1987
COMMODITY GROUP
UNIT
UNIT
VALUE
VALUE
VOLUME
VALUE
VALUE
VOLUME
%
X
x
%%
*
CLOTHING
-12
3
-15
1
4
3
TEXTILE FABRICS
3
3
- 6
2
4
1
2
TEXTILE YARN AND
THREAD
- 1
7
4
- 11
TEXTILE MADE-UPS
AND RELATED ARTICLES
-16
6
-21
2
RADIOS OF ALL KINDS
-24
3
-26
-26
4
-29
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
21
– 1
22
33
-
1
34
FOOTWEAR
—
3
-11
6
5
2
METAL MANUFACTURES
29
5
22
27
6
20
METAL ORES AND SCRAP
10
4
6
34
7
25
WATCHES AND CLOCKS
15
3
12
27
3
23
TRAVEL GOODS,
"ANDBAGS AND
SIMILAR ARTICLES
-10
1
-10
3
.8
DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES
14
14
12
1
10
ALL COMMODITIES
5
2
3
12
3
8
TABLE 2: .*.