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THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1980

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TRADE STATISTICS BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY RELEASED EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS ANALYSED BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1980.

THIS SERIES IS DERIVED BY RE-GROUPING ALL SIX-DIGIT COMMODITY ITEMS UNDER THE PRESENT EXTERNAL TRADE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM, ACCORDING TO THE INDUSTRIES IN WHICH THESE COMMODITY ITEMS ARE NORMALLY PRODUCED.

FOR DOMESTIC EXPORTS, THE FIVE MOST IMPORTANT INDUSTRY GROUPS WERE WEARING APPAREL, ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, TEXTILES PROFESSIONAL AND OPTICAL EQUIPMENT, AND PLASTIC PRODUCTS. THEY TOGETHER ACCOUNTED FOR 80 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1980.

INCREASES IN VALUE OVER THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1979 WERE HIGHEST IN THE CASE OF AGRICULTURAL, LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PRODUCTION (244%)- NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS, MAINLY CEMENT, TILES, GLASS PRODUCTS, AND PORCELAIN WARĖS (97%)· NON-ELÉCTRICAL MACHINERY (78%)- TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT (76%)- AND FOOTWEAR (65%).

ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES IN VALUE WERE RECORDED FOR OCEAN AND COASTAL FISHING (-24%)- PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (-17%)- FOOD (-5%)- AND RUBBER PRODUCTS (-1%).

FOR IMPORTS, PRODUCTS OF THE TEXTILES, ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES, CHEMICAL, METAL, PETROLEUM AND COAL, AND FOOD INDUSTRIES TOGETHER TOOK UP 60 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL VALUE OF IMPORTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1980.

THE LARGEST INCREASES IN VALUE WERE FOUND IN PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS (114%)= FOOTWEAR (84%)- WEARING APPAREL (77%)- WOOD PRODUCTS (70%)- AND FORESTRY AND LOGGING (61%).

A DECREASE IN VALUE WAS RECORDED FOR MINING AND QUARRYING PRODUCTS (-44%).

FURTHER DETAILS OF EXTERNAL TRADE STATISTICS RECLASSIFIED BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION STATISTICS SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT, TEL. 5-274203.

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