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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1981

THE IMPU..T VOLUME OF VARIOUS KINDS OF RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MAN FACTURES SHOWED A MIXED TREND. WHEREAS PURCHASES OF FABRICS OF MAN-MADE FIBRES, WOOL AND OTHER ANIMAL HAIR, AND YARN OF MAN-MADE FIBRES ROSE SUBSTANTIALLY, DEMAND FOR COTTON YARN AND THREAD AND RAW COTT..... DECLINED.

AS FOR CAPITAL GOODS, MAJOR INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE RECORDED FOR OFFICE MACHINES AND ELECTRICAL MACHINERY.

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

CHANGES COMPARING JAN.

WITH JAN. - JUNE

JUNF 1981

-

1980

RE-EXPORT

VOLUME

RE-EXPORT

RE-EXPORT

VALUE

UNIT VALUE

FOODSTUFFS

+72%

+11%

+55%

CONSUMER GOODS

+43%

+ 4%

+38%

FUELS

3%

+37%

-29%

RAW MATERIALS AND

SEMI-MANUFACTURES

+48%

+12%

+33%

CAPITAL GOODS

+54%

+14%

+34%

ALL COMMODITIES

+48%

+ 9%

+36%

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FUELS, THE RE-EXPORT VOLUME OF THE MAJOR END-USE CATEGORIES SHOWED SIGNIFICANT INCREASES, RANGING FROM 33 PER CENT FOR RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI-MANUFACTURES TO 55 PER CENT FOR FOODSTUFFS.

HARCOURT ROAD BUS LANE OPENED TO OTHER VEHICLES FOR TWO WEEKS

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THE BUS-ONLY-LANE ON THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF HARCOURT ROAD, CENTRAL WILL BE OPENED TO ALL VEHICLES FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS FROM 8 AM ON SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 6) TO FACILITATE REPLACEMENT OF THE SOUTHERN PARAPET ON THE HARCOURT ROAD FLYOVER.

THE SOUTHERN LANE OF THE HARCOURT ROAD FLYOVER AND THE OFF- SIDE LANE OF THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF HARCOURT ROAD WILL BE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS FROM 8 PM TO 6 AM FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY AND FOR 24 HOURS ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE PUT UP TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.

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