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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1981

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FOODSTUFFS AND FUELS, THE PRICES OF WHICH JUMPED BY 20 PER CENT AND 30 PER CENT RESPECTIVELY, THE PRICES OF IMPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY INCREASED MODERATELY, RANGING FROM 5 PER CENT FOR CONSUMER GOODS TO 13 PER CENT FOR CAPITAL GOODS.

ONLY SOME MAJOR IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS ROSE IN VOLUME TERMS THE MORE SIGNIFICANT ONES BEING CEREAL AND CEREAL PREPARATIONS (OTHER THAN RICE, WHEAT AND FLOUR), LIVE POULTRY, AND VEGETABLES.

ON THE OTHER HAND, THE IMPORT VOLUME OF FISH AND FISH PREPARATIONS, TEA AND COFFEE, AS WELL AS SOYA BEAN OIL, PEANUT OIL AND LARD DROPPED.

IN THE CONSUMER GOODS CATEGORY, SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN IMPORT VOLUME WERE REGISTERED FOR CLOTHING, TEXTILE MADE-UPS, AS WELL AS SOAPS, CLEANSING AND POLISHING PREPARATIONS.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF TOBACCO MANUFACTURES AND PASSENGER MOTOR CARS DECLINED.

IMPORTS OF FUELS DROPPED BY 19 PER CENT IN VOLUME TERMS.

THE IMPORT VOLUME OF MOST RAW MATERIALS AND SEMI- MANUFACTURES INCREASED. PURCHASES OF PLASTIC MOULDING MATERIALS, YARN OF MAN-MADE FIBRES, AND CHEMICAL ELEMENTS AND COMPOUNDS ROSE SUBSTANTIALLY, WHEREAS DEMAND FOR RAW COTTON AND MAN-MADE FIBRES FELL.

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

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF RE-EXPORTS BY END-USE CATEGORY ARE SHOWN BELOW 1-

CHANGES COMPARING AUGUST 1981 WITH AUGUST 1980

RE-EXPORT

VALUE

RE-EXPORT

UNIT VALUE

RE-EXPORT

VOLUME

FOODSTUFFS

+37%

+15%

+19%

CONSUMER GOODS

+12%

1%

+13%

FUELS

+499%

+25%

+19%

RAW MATERIALS AND

+40%

+12%

+25%

SEMI-MANUFACTURES

CAPITAL GOODS

+51%

+15%

+31%

ALL COMMODITIES

+28%

+ 7%

+20%

THE RE-EXPORT