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PRICES OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF MOST COMMODITY GROUPS INCREASED IN AUGUST 1989 COMPARED WITH AUGUST 1988.
THESE INCLUDED METAL MANUFACTURES (+14 PER CENT); TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES (+10 PER CENT); TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED ARTICLES (+9 PER CENT); DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (+4 PER CENT); TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (+4 PER CENT); CLOTHING (+3 PER CENT; TEXTILE FABRICS (+2 PER CENT) AND RADIOS OF ALL KINDS (+2 PER CENT).
HOWEVER, DECREASES IN DOMESTIC EXPORT PRICES WERE RECORDED ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (-2 PER CENT); METAL ORES AND SCRAP (-2 CENT AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS (-2 PER CENT). DOMESTIC EXPORT PRICES FOOTWEAR REMAINED UNCHANGED.
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THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF IMPORTS END-USE CATEGORY FOR AUGUST 1989 COMPARED WITH AUGUST 1988 ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 2.
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AS PRESENTED IN TABLE 2, IMPORTS OF FOODSTUFFS DECREASED 3 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS IN AUGUST 1989 COMPARED WITH AUGUST DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF TEA AND COFFEE: AND FLOUR ; FISH AND FISH PREPARATIONS AND ANIMALS OF THE SPECIES.
INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF SOYA BEAN PEANUT OIL AND LARD; CEREALS AND CEREAL PREPARATIONS OTHER THAN WHEAT AND FLOUR: FRUIT AND SUGAR.
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OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE IMPORT VOLUME ог CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 15 PER CENT. THE COMMODITY ITEMS WITH MORE SUBSTANTIAL INCREASES INCLUDED CLOTHING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND FOOTWEAR. DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED FOR PASSENGER MOTOR CARS AND TOBACCO MANUFACTURES.
THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES REMAINED UNCHANGED IN AUGUST 1989 COMPARED WITH AUGUST 1988. SOME COMMODITY ITEMS RECORDED INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME, NOTABLY CLAY AND REFRACTORY CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, BUILDING MATERIALS, ETC., EXCEPT GLASS; YARN OF MAN-MADE FIBRES; AND RAW COTTON.
DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED FOR SILK FABRICS; PLASTIC MOULDING MATERIALS; WOOD, LUMBER AND CORK; AND PAPER AND PAPERBOARD.
IMPORTS OF FUELS INCREASED BY 7 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS IN AUGUST 1989 COMPARED WITH AUGUST 1998.
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IN THE CAPITAL GOODS CATEGORY. THE IMPORT VOLUME DECREASED 1 PER CENT IN AUGUST 1989 COMPARED WITH AUGUST 1988. THERE WERE DECREASES IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF TEXTILE MACHINERY: TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY, INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF OFFICE MACHINES AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY.
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