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TUESDAY, DECELBER 30, 1980

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FUELS, THE PRICES OF WHICH JUMPED BY 34 PER CENT, AND CONSUMER GOODS, THE PRICES OF WHICH SHOWED LITTLE CHANGE, THE PRICES OF IMPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY INCREASED MODERATELY, RANGING FROM 6 PER CENT FOR RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI- MANUFACTURÉS TO 10 PER CENT FOR FOODSTUFFS.

MOST IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS ROSE IN VOLUME TERMS, THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING SOYA BEAN OIL, PEANUT OIL AND LARD, LIVE POULTRY, AND WHEAT AND FLOUR.

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IN THE CONSUMER GOODS CATEGORY, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR RADIOS, TELEVISION SETS, GRAMOPHONES, RECORDS AND TAPE RECORDERS, HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, CLOTHING, FOOTWEAR, AND PASSENGER MOTOR CARS. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF SOAPS, CLEANSING AND POLISHING PREPARATIONS FELL SUBSTANTIALLY.

IMPORTS OF FUELS DROPPED BY 56 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS.

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THE IMPORT VOLUMES OF VARIOUS KINDS OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI- MANUFACTURES SHOWED A MIXED TREND. WHEREAS PURCHASES OF WOOLLEN YARN AND MIXTURES, WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR, CLAY AND REFRACTORY CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, WOOLLEN FABRICS AND MIXTURES, AND FABRICS OF MAN-MADE FIBRES ROSE SUBSTANTIALLY, DEMAND FOR MAN-MADE FIBRES, RAW COTTON, PLASTIC MOULDING MATERIALS AS WELL AS DYEING, TANNING AND COLOURING MATERIALS DECLINED.

AS FOR CAPITAL GOODS, MAJOR INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE RECORDED FOR TEXTILE MACHINERY AND TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT.

CHANGES IN THE VALUES, UNIT VALUES AND VOLUMES OF RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY ARE SHOWN BELOW:

CHANGES COMPARING OCT 1980 WITH OCT 1979

RE-EXPORT

VALUES

RE-EXPORT UNIT VALUES

RE-EXPORT VOLUMES

FOODSTUFFS

+ 32%

CONSUMER GOODS

+ 83%

FUELS

+102%

+ 38%

RAW MATERIALS AND

SEMI-MANUFACTURES

+ 49%

+ 11%

CAPITAL GOODS

+ 41%

ALL COMMODITIES

+ 61%

ARD SEK

3%

+ 28%

5%

+ 74%

+ 4.79%

+ 35%

6%

+ 32%

+ 50%

THE RE-EXPORT VOLUMES OF ALL END-USE CATEGORIES INCREASED SUBSTANTIALLY, RANGING FROM 28 PER CENT TO 74 PER CENT.

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