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The value of total exports by air to Taiwan and Japan increased by 37% and 28% respectively in 1995 over 1994. Increases were also recorded in airborne total exports to the other main destinations: Singapore (+22%) and Germany (+7.9%).
Airborne imports from all main suppliers increased considerably in 1995. The percentage increases in value in 1995 over 1994 were: France (+169%), Singapore (+41%), Taiwan (+38%), Japan (+29%) and the United States (+27%).
Table 3 shows changes in value of external trade by air with main trading partners in 1995 compared with 1994.
More detailed figures on changes in value of external trade by ocean between 1995 and 1994 analysed by principal commodity division are shown in Table 4.
Significant increases were recorded in value of re-exports by ocean for miscellaneous manufactured articles consisting mainly of baby carriages, toys, games and sporting goods (by $16.5 billion or 15%); telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (by $15 billion or 21%); and electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof (by $10.6 billion or 30%).
Large increases were also recorded in value of imports by ocean for plastics in primary forms (by $15.3 billion or 55%); and textiles (by $9.6 billion or 12%).
However, decreases were recorded in the value of imports by ocean for road vehicles (by $4.2 billion or 9.1%) and in the value of domestic exports by ocean for textiles (by $807 million or 10%).
Changes in value of external trade by air between 1995 and 1994 analysed by principal commodity division are shown in Table 5.
Comparing 1995 with 1994, significant increases were recorded in the value of imports by air for electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, and electrical parts thereof (by $29.9 billion or 40%); telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment (by $12.2 billion or 57%); and oflice machines and automatic data processing machines (by $10 billion or 46%).
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