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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1978

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PRONOUNCED INCREASES WERE RECORDED IN THE IMPORT VOLUME OF CLOTHING (+33 PER CENT), FOOTWEAR (+22 PER CENT), PASSENGER MOTOR CARS (+65 PER CENT) AND CAMERAS AND SUPPLIES FOR PHOTOGRAPHY (+32 PER CENT).

IMPORT PRICES SHOWED SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN RICE (+17 PER CENT), FRUIT (+14 PER CENT) AND VEGETABLES (+16 PER CENT). IMPORT VOLUME OF SUGAR, AND TEA AND COFFEE DROPPED SHARPLY BY 13 PER CENT AND 61 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY. THESE DECLINES WERE OUTWEIGHED BY MORE IMPORTS OF RICE (+16 PER CENT), VEGETABLES (+10 PER CENT), MILK, BUTTER, CHEESE AND EGGS (+15 PER CENT) AND SOYA BEAN OIL, PEANUT OIL AND LARD (+17 PER CENT).

FUELS PRICES WERE RELATIVELY STABLE INCREASING BY 2 PER CENT, WITH THE VOLUME OF IMPORTS ROSE BY 4 PER CENT.

DEMANDS FOR CAPITAL GOODS MAINTAINED FAVOURABLE GROWTH RATES. CONSPICUOUS INCREASES WERE REGISTERED IN THE VOLUME OF IMPORTS OF TEXTILE MACHINERY AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY (+11 PER CENT) AND OFFICE MACHINES (+65 PER CENT). IN CONTRAST THE VOLUME OF IMPORTS OF TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT SLIPPED 18 PER CENT. IMPORT PRICES OF CAPITAL GOODS IN GENERAL INCREASED BY 3 TO 4 PER CENT AMONG DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.

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