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THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1994
THE IMPORT VOLUME OF FOODSTUFFS INCREASED BY 2.5% IN DECEMBER 1993 AS COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1992.
CONSIDERABLE INCREASES WERE RECORDED FOR THE IMPORT VOLUME SOYA BEAN OIL, PEANUT OIL, VEGETABLE OIL AND LARD; AND RICE. ON OTHER HAND, DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF Wheat FLOUR; TEA AND COFFEE; AND VEGETABLES.
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OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 6.2%.
COMMODITY ITEMS WITH SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME INCLUDED HOUSEHOLD TYPE ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES; RADIOS, TELEVISION SETS, GRAMOPHONES, RECORDS, TAPE RECORDERS AND AMPLIFIERS; CLOTHING; AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. HOWEVER, CONSIDERABLE DECREASE IN IMPORT VOLUME WAS NOTED FOR PASSENGER MOTOR CARS.
THE IMPORT VOLUME OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES INCREASED BY 7.2% IN DECEMBER 1993 AS COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1992.
SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE NOTED FOR MAN-MADE FIBRES; AND THERMIONIC CATHODE VALVES AND TUBES, DIODES, TRANSISTORS AND ELECTRICAL MICROCIRCUITS.
HOWEVER, CONSIDERABLE DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR; YARN OF WOOL AND MIXTURES; AND RAW COTTON.
IMPORTS OF FUELS DECREASED BY 20% IN VOLUME IN DECEMBER 1993 AS COMPARED WITH DECEMBER 1992.
AS REGARDS CAPITAL GOODS, THE IMPORT VOLUME INCREASED BY 10%. NOTABLE INCREASES WERE RECORDED FOR THE IMPORT VOLUME OF ELECTRICAL MACHINERY; SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL, OPTICAL, MEASURING AND CONTROLLING INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS; AND OFFICE MACHINES.
THE IMPORT VOLUME OF CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY; TEXTILE MACHINERY; AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT DECLINED.
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COMPARING DECEMBER 1993 WITH DECEMBER 1992, THE IMPORT PRICES CAPITAL GOODS: AND CONSUMER GOODS INCREASED BY 2.0% AND 0.4% RESPECTIVELY. THE IMPORT PRICES OF FUELS; FOODSTUFFS; AND RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES DECREASED BY 9.3%, 1.5%, AND 1.2% RESPECTIVELY.
THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF BY END-USE CATEGORY ARE SHOWN IN TABLE 3.
RE-EXPORTS
COMPARING DECEMBER 1993 WITH DECEMBER 1992, THE VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS OF MOST END-USE CATEGORIES GREW: CAPITAL GOODS (+20%); FUELS {+19%); CONSUMER GOODS (+16%); AND RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI- MANUFACTURES (+15%). HOWEVER, THE VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS OF FOODSTUFFS DECREASED BY 13%.
OVER THE SAME PERIOD OF COMPARISON, THE RE-EXPORT PRICES OF FOODSTUFFS; CONSUMER GOODS; AND CAPITAL GOODS INCREASED BY 1.1%, 0.5% AND 0.3% RESPECTIVELY.
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