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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1982

PRICE AND VOLUME MOVEMENTS OF EXTERNAL TRADE FOR 1981

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THE PRICES OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS ROSE BY 9 PER CENT AND THOSE OF IMPORTS BY 11 PER CENT IN 1981 OVER 1980, ACCORDING TO STATISTICS RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

AS A RESULT, THE TERMS OF TRADE INDEX (EXPRESSED AS A RATIO OF THE DOMESTIC EXPORT PRICE INDEX TO THE IMPORT PRICE INDEX) DROPPED BY 2 PER CENT.

THE VOLUME OF IMPORTS INCREASED BY 11 PER CENT WHILE THAT OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS ROSE BY 8 PER CENT.

THE PRICES OF RE-EXPORTS INCREASED BY 8 PER CENT, WITH VOLUME UP BY 28 PER CENT, SO THAT FOR TOTAL EXPORTS, PRICES ROSE BY 9 PER CENT AND VOLUME ROSE BY 14 PER CENT.

PRICES ARE BASED ON UNIT VALUES WHICH DO NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT CHANGES IN THE COMPOSITION OR QUALITY OF GOODS TRADED.

CHANGES IN THE VOLUME OF TRADE ARE DERIVED FROM CHANGES IN TRADE VALUES, AFTER DISCOUNTING THE EFFECT OF PRICE CHANGES.

THE CHANGES IN THE VALUE, UNIT VALUE AND VOLUME OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS BY COMMODITY GROUPS ARE SHOWN BELOWI-

CHANGES COMPARING 1981 WITH 1980

EXPORT VALUE

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UNIT VALUE

VOLUME

CLOTHING (EXCEPT FUR)

+21%

+10%

+10%

TEXTILE FABRICS

+20%

+ 7%

+11%

TEXTILE YARN AND THREAD

+13%

+ 9%

+ 3%

TEXTILE MADE-UPS AND RELATED

ARTICLES

+10%

+12%

2%

ALL TRANSISTORISED RADIOS

+ 4%

+12%

-

7%

ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

+21%

+14%

+ 6%

FOOTWEAR

+34%

+ 6%

+26%

METAL MANUFACTURES

- 2%

+ 6%

7%

METAL ORES AND SCRAP

-20%

- 5%

-16%

WATCHES AND CLOCKS

+13%

-10%

+26%

COMMODITY GROUPS NOT

SPECIFIED ABOVE

+20%

+14%

+ 6%

ALL COMMODITIES

+18%

+ 9%

+ 8%

/THE EXPORT