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Large increases were also recorded in value of imports by ocean for textiles (by $14.8 billion or 23%); and telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (by $12.6 billion or 32%).
However, decreases were recorded in the value of domestic exports by ocean for textiles (by $846 million or 9.8%); and miscellaneous manufactured articles consisting mainly of printed matter (by $845 million or 9.8%).
Changes in value of external trade by air between 1994 and 1993 analysed by principal commodity division are shown in Table 5.
Comparing 1994 with 1993, significant increases were recorded in the value of imports by air for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof (by $13.4 billion or 22%); office machines and automatic data processing machines (by $4.8 billion or 29%); and non-metallic mineral manufactures (by $4.8 billion or 22%).
As regards exports by air, increases were recorded for re-exports of electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof (by $6.1 billion or 26%); office machines and automatic data processing machines (by $2.0 billion or 19%); photographic apparatus, equipment and supplies, optical goods, watches and clocks (by $1.9 billion or 11%); and for domestic exports of electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof (by $2.8 billion or 20%).
However, considerable decreases were recorded in value of domestic exports by air for clothing (by $1.1 billion or 5.5%); and office machines and automatic data processing machines (by $793 million or 6.6%).
Changes in value of external trade by land between 1994 and 1993 analysed by principal commodity division are shown in Table 6.