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SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1981

CHANGES COMPARING JANUARY 1981 WITH JANUARY 1980

EXPORT

VALUES

EXPORT UNIT

VALUES

EXPORT VOLUMES

CLOTHING

(EXCEPT FUR)

+40%

+ 9%

+28%

TEXTILE FABRICS

+13%

+ 3%

+ 9%

TEXTILE YARN AND

THREAD

-24%

+ 2%

-25%

TEXTILE MADE-UPS

AND RELATED

ARTICLES

+12%

+10%

+ 2%

ALL TRANSISTORISED

RADIOS

+ 7%

+ 4%

+ 3%

ELECTRONIC

COMPONENTS

+32%

+13%

+17%

FOOTWEAR

+25%

+ 3%

+21%

METAL

MANUFACTURES

+26%

+11%

+13%

METAL ORES AND

SCRAP

+99%

+ 5%

+90%

WATCHES AND

CLOCKS

+33%

- 7%

+44%

ALL COMMODITIES

+27%

+ 8%

+18%

APART FROM A DROP OF 7 PER CENT FOR WATCHES AND CLOCKS, THE EXPORT PRICES OF THE MAJOR COMMODITY GROUPS INCREASED AT VARYING RATES, FROM A 2 PER CENT INCREASE FOR TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD TO A 13 PER CENT INCREASE FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS.

CONSIDERABLE GROWTH IN THE VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS WAS NOTED FOR METAL ORES AND SCRAP (+90%), AND WATCHES AND CLOCKS (+44%). HOWEVER, THE VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS OF TEXTILE YARN DECLINED (-25%).

HOWEVER

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

TORDEN CULEAREG

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