THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1993

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COMPARING JUNR 1993 WITH JUNE 1992. THE VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS FOR ALL COMMODITY GROUPS DECREASED, PARTICULARLY FOOTWEAR 58%): RADIOS OF ALL KINDS (-52%); TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED ARTICLES (-42%); AND DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES (-35%).

AS REGARDS DOMESTIC EXPORT PRICES, THE PRICE OF FOOTWEAR RECORDED A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OF 9.5%.

ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES IN DOMESTIC EXPORT PRICES WERE RECORDED FOR RADIOS OF ALL KINDS (-7.6%); AND TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD (-5.2%).

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF FOODSTUFFS DECREASED BY 11% IN JUNE 1993 AS COMPARED WITH JUNE 1992.

CONSIDERABLE DECREASES WERE RECORDED FOR THE IMPORT VOLUME OF WHEAT AND FLOUR; LIVE POULTRY; FISH AND FISH PREPARATIONS; AND CEREALS AND CEREAL PREPARATIONS (OTHER THAN RICE, WHEAT AND FLOUR). ON THE OTHER HAND, AN INCREASE WAS RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF FRUITS.

OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE IMPORT VOLUMB OF CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 12%.

COMMODITY ITEMS WITH CONSIDERABLE INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUMB INCLUDED PASSENGER MOTOR CARS; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; AND FOOTWEAR. HOWEVER, DECREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED FOR TOBACCO MANUFACTURES; AND MISCELLANEOUS MADE-UP ARTICLES OF TEXTILE MATERIALS.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES INCREASED BY 4.5% IN JUNE 1993 AS COMPARED WITH JUNE 1992.

SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED FOR IRON AND

STEEL; WOOD, LUMBER AND CORK; AND WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR. HOWEVER, CONSIDERABLE DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RAW COTTON; AND INEDIBLE ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE MATERIALS.

IMPORTS OF FUELS DECREASED BY 15% IN VOLUME IN JUNE 1993 AS COMPARED WITH JUNE 1992.

AS REGARDS CAPITAL GOODS, THE IMPORT VOLUME INCREASED BY 1.0%. NOTABLE INCREASES WERE RECORDED FOR THE IMPORT VOLUME OF INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY (OTHER THAN TEXTILE MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY) AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY. THE IMPORT VOLUME OF TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT DECLINED.

COMPARING JUNE 1993 WITH JUNE 1992, THE IMPORT PRICES OF CAPITAL GOODS AND CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 4.0% AND 0.6% RESPECTIVELY. THE IMPORT PRICES OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI- MANUFACTURES; FUELS; AND FOODSTUFFS DECREASED BY 2.4%, 1.4% AND 0.6% RESPECTIVELY.

COMPARING JUNE 1993 WITH JUNE 1992, THE VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS OF FUELS GREW SUBSTANTIALLY BY 158%. THAT OF CAPITAL GOODS; RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES; AND CONSUMER GOODS REGISTERED INCREASES OF 19%, 15% AND 9.6% RESPECTIVELY. THE RE-EXPORT VOLUME OF FOODSTUFFS DECREASED BY 10%.

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