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THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1992
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THESE INCLUDED TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (+5%); FOOTWEAR (+4%); MANUFACTURES (+4%); TRAVEL GOODS, HANDBAGS AND SIMILAR ARTICLES TEXTILE FABRICS (+3%); CLOTHING (+3%); RADIOS OF ALL KINDS (+1%); TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (+1%).
HOWEVER, THE DOMESTIC EXPORT PRICES OF WATCHES AND CLOCKS; METAL ORES AND SCRAP BOTH DECREASED BY 1%.
(+6%);
METAL
(+3%);
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THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF IMPORTS END-USE CATEGORY FOR JANUARY 1992 AS COMPARED WITH JANUARY 1991 ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 2.
THE IMPORT VOLUME OF FOODSTUFFS DECREASED BY 20% IN JANUARY 1992 AS COMPARED WITH JANUARY 1991.
IN PARTICULAR, SIGNIFICANT DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF SOYA BEAN OIL, PEANUT OIL, VEGETABLE OIL AND LARD; MILK, BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS; AND CEREALS AND CEREAL PREPARATIONS (OTHER THAN RICE, WHEAT AND FLOUR).
HOWEVER, INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF ANIMALS OF THE BOVINE SPECIES; AND SWINE.
OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 3%.
COMMODITY ITEMS WITH CONSIDERABLE INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME INCLUDED PASSENGER MOTOR CARS; AND CAMERAS, FLASHLIGHT APPARATUS AND SUPPLIES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY.
HOWEVER, DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED FOR MISCELLANEOUS MADE-UP ARTICLES OF TEXTILE MATERIALS; AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES DECREASED BY 22% IN JANUARY 1992 AS COMPARED WITH JANUARY 1991.
SIGNIFICANT DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED FOR
SPECIAL TEXTILE FABRICS FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSE; AND
COTTON; FABRICS.
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SILK
HOWEVER, INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR; AND YARN OF WOOL AND MIXTURES.
IMPORTS OF FUELS DECREASED BY 9% IN VOLUME IN JANUARY 1992 AS COMPARED WITH JANUARY 1991.
AS REGARDS CAPITAL GOODS, THE IMPORT VOLUME DECREASED BY 1% JANUARY 1992 OVER JANUARY 1991.
IN
DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE RECORDED IN TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT; AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY.
/HOWEVER, INCREASES