MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1992
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY PRINCIPAL COMMODITY GROUP FOR MAY 1992 AS COMPARED WITH MAY 1991 ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 1.
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ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS HAD A VERY SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN THE VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS (+53%). INCREASES WERE ALSO RECORDED TEXTILE FABRICS (+9%) AND TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (+5%).
ON THE OTHER HAND, CONSIDERABLE DECREASES IN THE VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS WERE RECORDED IN FOOTWEAR (-54%); DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (~45%); RADIOS OF ALL KINDS (-44%); AND METAL ORES AND SCRAP (-24%).
AS REGARDS DOMESTIC EXPORT PRICES, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT INCREASE WAS RECORDED IN TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED ARTICLES, BY 6%.
ON THE OTHER HAND, COMMODITY GROUPS WITH CONSIDERABLE DECREASES IN DOMESTIC EXPORT PRICES INCLUDED METAL ORES AND SCRAP: AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, BY 6% AND 5% RESPECTIVELY.
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF IMPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY FOR MAY 1992 AS COMPARED WITH MAY 1991 ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 2.
THE IMPORT VOLUME OF FOODSTUFFS INCREASED BY 1% IN MAY 1992 A3 COMPARED WITH MAY 1991.
SIGNIFICANT INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF TEA AND COFFEE; RICE; LIVE POULTRY; AND ANIMALS OF THE BOVINE SPECIES. HOWEVER, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF SUGAR AND VEGETABLES.
OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 18%.
COMMODITY ITEMS WITH CONSIDERABLE INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME INCLUDED PASSENGER MOTOR CARS; MISCELLANEOUS MADE-UP ARTICLES OF TEXTILE MATERIALS; AND TOBACCO MANUFACTURES. HOWEVER, A DECREASE NOTED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
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THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES INCREASED BY 19% IN MAY 1992 AS COMPARED WITH MAY 1991.
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SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED FOR YARN WOOL AND MIXTURES; SPECIAL TEXTILE FABRICS FOR INDUSTRIAL PURPOSE; WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR; BASE METALS (OTHER THAN IRON AND STEEL); AND WOVEN FABRICS OF WOOL AND MIXTURES. HOWEVER, CONSIDERABLE DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MAN-MADE FIBRES; SILK FABRICS; AND RAW COTTON.
IMPORTS OF
FUELS INCREASED BY 90% IN VOLUME IN MAY 1992 AS COMPARED WITH MAY 1991.
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